For this upcoming election cycle in New York City, the hype is building for a potential intraparty rivalry between Democratic Mayor Eric Adams and ex-Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Oblique verbal shots have been fired over who’s to blame for a recent spate of horrendous, irrational crimes in the subway and elsewhere.

The indicted Adams, who in 2021 defeated primary candidates to his left by touting "law and order," is quoted by Politico as saying: "People who are running — they’re going to have to take claim for the stuff that they did when they were holding office ... Who was there for the original bail reform? Who signed some of these procedures? You’re going to have to answer these questions."

Cuomo signed the original bill in 2019.

Republicans have effectively used this elimination of bail for many crimes as a cudgel in elections on Long Island and elsewhere. After her difficult 2022 election, Gov. Kathy Hochul responded by getting the State........

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