“We can turn around this economy by number one, looking after the families, getting them employed. “We’re too bureaucratic, too expensive and too difficult to do business in,” Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, said during the first of two mayoral debates against Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. He has promised to be a huge friend to labor and to titans of industry, appoint the city's first woman police commissioner, transform what kids eat at school, create a single digital portal to distribute all city services, and more. A major part of his platform is making city services more accessible to New Yorkers and information more available to bureaucrats and watchdogs alike in an effort to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. He is promising to create more affordable housing, significantly improve city schools, revamp public health, and take on climate change. Then, attention will shift to how he forms his government ahead of taking office January 1 and the steps he will take to follow through on his many promises.Īdams’ commitments revolve around making the city safer, services more accessible, and the economy more hospitable to doing business, whether for traditional mom-and-pop stores, big corporations, or burgeoning industries in the science, technology, and environmental sectors. But his platform goes beyond pragmatic policing - touching on many issues and problems with a range of proposed solutions.Īs the Democratic nominee in a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans 7-to-1, Adams is almost assured to win when ballots are counted after the polls close Tuesday evening. In part because of his background and in part because the primary unfolded amid a large spike in gun violence, Adams' marquee campaign promise is to make the city safer while ensuring that policing is done appropriately and without racial bias.
His nuanced approach to public safety and resume as a former cop and police reformer distinguished him in the Democratic primary, where he was among the more moderate candidates in a large field. Eric Adams at a press conference with Mayor de Blasio (photo: Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP's Office)Įric Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor, is running on a combination of classic political charisma, a blue-collar background, and a host of promises to transform New York City.
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