NEW YORK >> A day after Mayor Eric Adams repeated his message that the migrant crisis would destroy New York City, he seemed intent on proving his point.

Adams, a former police captain, put on a bulletproof vest with a Fendi scarf tucked underneath it Monday and accompanied an early-morning police raid in the Bronx, tied to a major robbery ring where many of the participants were believed to be recent migrants.

Police officials called it the “largest robbery pattern plaguing the city,” with a group of thieves on mopeds or scooters snatching cellphones and purses in at least 62 incidents, most involving female victims.

Adams’ participation, promoted by the Police Department’s social media account, amplified the notion that the surge of migrants was wreaking havoc on the city.

“Generals lead from the front,” Adams said at a news conference.

— The New York Times