Eric Adams Wins in NYC, Capping Ascent From Cop to Mayor-Elect
- He will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history
- Adams cast himself as “face of the new Democratic party”
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Eric Leroy Adams was elected the 110th mayor of New York City Tuesday, following a campaign in which he won the support of New Yorkers across class and racial lines with promises to restore the pandemic-ravaged city to its former glory.
The Associated Press declared the 61-year-old Democratic Brooklyn borough president the winner over Republican anti-crime activist Curtis Sliwa. Adams had 67% of the vote with 65% of precincts reporting, according to the AP, which called the race 11 minutes after polls closed.