A police officer has been suspended after a video emerged of him beating a teenage girl near a Staten Island middle school Tuesday. Police say the attack occurred after two officers attempted to break up a fight among a group of girls. On Wednesday New York Mayor Eric Adams — himself a former police captain — said he was “not pleased” with what he saw in the video. But Mayor Adams claimed New Yorkers continue to trust the police.

Mayor Eric Adams: “I don’t care who you are. You could be the staunchest critic of the police officer. But you know three numbers in this city: 9-1-1. And you’re happy when they pull up. You are happy to see them late at night. You are happy if your child is out somewhere, knowing that they’re on the street. … These incidents are not going to erode the relationship that the people of this city have with their — the men and women of the New York City Police Department.”