Eric Adams Wins NYC Mayoral Election, Earning His Chance to Make History in Post-COVID Era
Yoav Gonen, THE CITY This article was originally published on Nov 2 at 9:15pm EDT by THE CITY On Jan. 1, the 61-year-old ex-NYPD captain will become the second Black man to assume the top slot in City Hall. Now he’s charged with leading a metropolis of 8.8 million residents out of the ravages of the pandemic. He won’t be lacking for challenges. Eric Adams gives his mayoral victory speech in Downtown Brooklyn. | Hiram Alejandro Durán/ THE CITY New Yorkers elected Eric Adams, a retired police captain, former state senator and two-term Brooklyn borough president, as the city’s 110th mayor on Tuesday — hoping he can lead a metropolis of 8.8 million residents out of the ravages of the pandemic. After a competitive Democratic primary in June where Adams eked out a victory by just 7,197 votes , he handily defeated Republican radio host and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa in the general election. The Associated Press called the race shortly