Eric Adams Wins , Mayoral Election, in New York City .
Reuters reports Eric Adams
is New York City's newest mayor.
Adams will take the reigns from Bill de Blasio, who had served his two terms, in January.
The Democrat ran on promises for increased
public safety and intends to give a voice to
the working class of New York City.
Adams had previously served as Brooklyn borough president, a title he held since 2014.
The 61-year-old Adams inherits the task of
leading New York's continued recovery
from the COVID-19 pandemic.
A former captain for the New York Police
Department, Adams will be only the
second Black mayor in the city's history.
We are so divided right now, and we're missing the beauty of our diversity, today we take off the intramural jerseys and we put
on one jersey, Team New York, Eric Adams, New York City Mayor-Elect, via Reuters.
We are so divided right now, and we're missing the beauty of our diversity, today we take off the intramural jerseys and we put
on one jersey, Team New York, Eric Adams, New York City Mayor-Elect, via Reuters.
Adams is viewed as labor-friendly.
He suggests his triumph in the mayoral race can be a blueprint for furthering Democrats' agenda nationally