New York City Mayor Eric Adams tends to make headlines for his agendas and remarks addressing several hot-button social issues that disproportionately impact marginalized communities.
Combining that with the fact that he’s the mayor of the most densely populated city in America with one of the largest populations of Black Americans means that his initiatives can set precedents and examples for other big-city mayors. And more often than not, his national news features often cover more of his contentious and questionable takes on several socioeconomic affairs.
A Siena College Research revealed that only 29 percent of Black voters show approval for Adams, while 50 percent held an unfavorable view of him. Adams was elected the 110th mayor of New York City in 2021, making him the second Black mayor in the city’s history. David Dinkins was the first, serving from 1990 to 1993.
As a retired New York Police Department captain after serving on the force for more than 20 years, Adams ran much of his campaign on a broad, tough-on-crime platform, pledging to reform the NYPD due to concerns over a rise in violent crime. His message landed with working-class Democratic voters and those in liberal areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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It’s also not his first stint in public office. The 63-year-old served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013 after retiring from the NYPD. Then, he became the Brooklyn borough’s first Black president.
In his transition to mayoral office, Adams inherited a weighty set of circumstances. He had to contend with the citywide health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, a nationwide reckoning on police brutality, and pinpoint ways to reduce violent crime in the city, which rose during the pandemic. It would be a challenge to meet citizens’ demands for reform while also sticking to his own police reform agenda.
Unlike his predecessor, former Mayor Bill de Blasio, Adams wasn’t…
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