“Hey, check it out,” Russo says, pointing to the television bracketed to the wall. The mayor is standing out in front of St. Nick’s talking to the press. “My administration will not tolerate,” he’s saying, “and this city will not tolerate, violence in our public housing.” An old man sitting near the television laughs. The mayor says, “I have instructed our police force to spare no effort in finding the guilty party or parties, and I promise you, we will. The people of Harlem, the people of New York City can know, and can trust, that this administration believes that black lives matter.”
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