A Busy New Mayor Vows NYC Won’t Be ‘Controlled by Crises’
- Adams crossed a city he called ‘open and alive’ despite Covid
- Packed weekend underlined his promise to ‘get stuff done’
Eric Adamsarrives for the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York on Dec. 31.
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New York City “will not be controlled by crises,” Eric Adams declared in his first speech as the city’s 110th mayor, during a frenetic first few days in which he visited a police officer hit by gunfire and dialed 911 after witnessing a fight from the subway.
Adams, 61, was sworn in just after midnight on Saturday morning, piggybacking on one of New York’s most iconic events, the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square. He said he wanted to remind “New Yorkers and the world” that “despite Covid-19 and its persistence, New York is not closed.”