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Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday called out the serial burglar accused of breaking into Robert De Niro’s Manhattan townhouse — citing her as an example of rampant recidivism and “the enemy of our public safety.”

“This woman was arrested for burglary over and over again while out on a burglary charge,” Adams said of career thief Shanice Aviles at a meeting with the editorial board at The Post.

“She’s doing it again,” the mayor said. “That’s the enemy of our public safety in this city, in this country.”

He added that “recidivism is the enemy of our cities across America.”

Adams, speaking to The Post’s editorial board, pointed to suspect Shanice Aviles — a repeat offender with at least 26 arrests on her rap sheet — as “the enemy of our public safety.”

Aviles, 30, had at least 26 arrests on her rap sheet — including 16 busts so far this year — when cops said they nabbed her inside De Niro’s $69,000-a-month Upper East Side townhouse early Monday, police said.


  Serial burglar Shanice Aviles, 30, is charged with breaking into Robert De Niro’s Upper East Side home. G.N.Miller/NYPost Serial burglar Shanice Aviles, 30, is charged with breaking into Robert De Niro’s Upper East Side home. G.N.Miller/NYPost

She was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court late Monday and ordered held on $40,000 bail — with prosecutors warning that she would only commit yet another crime if she were to be cut loose again.

“She has repeatedly failed to take advantage of the rehabilitative services that enable her to detox and stay out of trouble and appear [for] court dates,” Manhattan prosecutor Dylan Los Huertos told the judge.

“The defendant demonstrated that she will not engage with services,” Los Huertos said. “She will not return to court and she will re-offend if she is released.”


  Mayor Eric Adams cited accused Robert De Niro burglar Shanice Aviles as an example of the rampant recidivism he called “the enemy of public safety in this city.” NYC Mayor's Office Mayor Eric Adams cited accused Robert De Niro burglar Shanice Aviles as an example of the rampant recidivism he called “the enemy of public safety in this city.” NYC Mayor's Office

Aviles already had open burglary cases in Queens, and was sought on two bench warrants — including for skipping out on a court-ordered Manhattan drug rehab placement earlier this month.

Aviles was picked up for at least six burglaries in the 19th Precinct – which covers the Upper East Side – between Nov. 25 and Dec. 8, the sources said.

Her bail was set at $5,000 during her arraignment the next day — but another Manhattan judge then agreed to release her into a 28-day drug rehab program at Cornerstone Treatment Facilities on Dec. 13, prosecutors said.

She skipped out on her next court appearance and a bench warrant was issued for her arrest two days later — with Los Huertos saying in court Monday it was unclear if she ever checked into the rehab.


  Police said Shanice Aviles, 30, broke into actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan townhouse earl Monday morning and was caught trying to steal Christmas presents. Matthew McDermott Police said Shanice Aviles, 30, broke into actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan townhouse earl Monday morning and was caught trying to steal Christmas presents. Matthew McDermott

“It’s unclear at this time if she checked into cornerstone — but it is clear that on December 19 she was not at that rehabilitation facility. That’s because the defendant was on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, peering into closed businesses and residences,” he said.

Adams has long griped about lax state laws that make it difficult for law enforcement to lock up persistent repeat offenders in the wake of 2019 criminal justice reforms that prohibit bail for most crimes.

“I cannot be clearer that we have created an atmosphere in the city, if not the country, that people who commit these crimes are not being held accountable and that sends a signal on the streets that ‘we can continue to commit these crimes,’” Adams said at a press conference in July.

He and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell have even traveled to Albany to lobby lawmakers to add teeth to the 2019 reforms.

Adams told The Post Tuesday he would go back at Albany lawmakers to make another push for his criminal justice agenda to help the city get tough with repeat offenders like Aviles.

“Those who have covered Albany know that sometimes it takes one or two legislative sessions before you land the plane,” he said. “I’ve been up there and I know how long it took for us to push for many of these items that we got moved forward.

“And I’m going back with an agenda on those items that we didn’t get, such as recidivism,” he added. “Recidivism is the enemy of our cities across America.”

Additional reporting by Joe Marino

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