Rep. Ritchie Torres Blasts Hochul, Adams Over Stabbing Suspect’s Release

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., blasted the administrations of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, calling them “complicit” in the killings of three people allegedly by a homeless man who was recently released from prison.

In a letter to both the governor and the mayor, obtained by the New York Post, Torres said Ramon Rivera should never have been free to roam the streets and demanded the firing of those responsible.

“I am writing to express alarm at the complicity of the State and the City in the murder of three New Yorkers, who were savagely stabbed to death in a homicidal rampage that took hold in broad daylight,” Torres, who represents the Bronx, wrote.

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