Eric Adams Accused Of Anti-Muslim Bias In Lawsuit By Former Employee

By New York Daily News Photos: YouTube Screenshot\NYC Mayor’s Office In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel, Mayor Adams privately compared pro-Palestine protests to Ku Klux Klan rallies, claims a new lawsuit accusing him and other members of his administration of discriminating against Muslim employees. The suit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court late Tuesday night by Hassan Naveed, Adams’ ex-director of hate crimes prevention who was fired from his City Hall post in April 2024. The suit asks for damages of at least $1 million. Naveed, who is Muslim, alleges Adams drew the comparison between pro-Palestine actions and KKK rallies during a private meeting with him and other city employees in late October 2023. In the suit, Naveed alleges that incident was part of “a long pattern” of Adams and his senior advisers engaging in “discriminatory conduct against Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians and those perceived to be affiliated with these identities.” Adams spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak disputed Naveed’s characterization of his firing, but didn’t comment on the alleged KKK remark…READ MORE