Ex-police captain Eric Adams elected New York City mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

Ex-police captain Eric Adams elected New York City mayor

Al Jazeera  

Democratic candidate becomes the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city, easily defeating his Republican opponent. Former police captain Eric Adams cruised to victory to become the next mayor of New York as voters across the United States picked new city leaders from candidates defined mainly by their stances on police and crime. Adams, who will become the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city, first triumphed this summer in a crowded Democratic primary after striking a nuanced stance on law enforcement issues. pic.twitter.com/0PUH0KHAXF — Mike Bloomberg November 3, 2021 On the other side of New York state, the mayoral race in Buffalo puts India Walton, a democratic socialist, in a rematch with incumbent Mayor Byron Brown, the city’s first Black mayor and a Democrat who lost the primary to Walton this summer. In Boston, the contest between city council members Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu means whoever wins will become the city’s first woman and first person of colour elected mayor.

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Scandal-hit New York mayor fights for political survival
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Scandal-hit New York mayor fights for political survival

Raw Story  

New York Mayor Eric Adams is gripped by a slew of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and claims of corruption -- threatening to derail his ambitions and open the door to challengers. Former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned facing his own sexual misconduct accusations in 2021, has suggested to allies he could run for mayor if …

Keechant Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead New York City police
3 years ago

Keechant Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead New York City police

LA Times  

New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city’s next police commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police force. Adams, himself a former New York police captain, introduced Sewell on Wednesday as his barrier-breaking choice for one of the most high-profile and powerful jobs in his upcoming administration. …

Ex-cop Eric Adams wins NYC mayor; Asian American Michelle Wu makes history winning Boston mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

Ex-cop Eric Adams wins NYC mayor; Asian American Michelle Wu makes history winning Boston mayor

Firstpost  

Adams, who will become the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city, first triumphed this summer in a crowded Democratic primary after he struck a nuanced stance on law enforcement issues New York: Former police captain Eric Adams easily won the race for New York mayor Tuesday, and Boston elected its first woman and Asian American to the city’s …

Democrat Eric Adams wins race for New York City mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

Democrat Eric Adams wins race for New York City mayor

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Democrat Eric Adams has been elected New York City mayor, defeating Republican Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday in a contest far easier than his next task: steering a damaged city through its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Adams, a former New York City police captain and the Brooklyn borough president, will become the second Black mayor of the …

New York Elects Former Cop Eric Adams as Second-Ever Black Mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

New York Elects Former Cop Eric Adams as Second-Ever Black Mayor

News 18  

Ex-cop Eric Adams, who fought racial discrimination within the police, was elected New York’s next mayor on Tuesday and will become just the second African American to lead the United States’s largest city. Early unofficial results released by New York City’s Board of Elections suggested that Adams would win more than 70 percent of the votes and Sliwa, a 67-year-old …

Eric Adams wins New York mayor’s race
3 years, 1 month ago

Eric Adams wins New York mayor’s race

LA Times  

Eric Adams easily won the race for New York mayor Tuesday, and Boston elected its first woman and Asian American to the city’s top job as voters across the U.S. picked local leaders who were largely defined by their stances on police and crime. Adams, who will become the second Black mayor of the nation’s largest city, first triumphed this …

Boston elects Michelle Wu as its first female and Asian American mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

Boston elects Michelle Wu as its first female and Asian American mayor

LA Times  

Boston voters for the first time elected an Asian American woman as mayor. Boston voters, marking a key milestone in the city’s long political history, for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Tuesday, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office. “They have been, and they will again …

In wake of George Floyd, Minneapolis votes on replacing police
3 years, 1 month ago

In wake of George Floyd, Minneapolis votes on replacing police

Al Jazeera  

Voters in the city will decide whether to scrap the existing department and create a new Department of Public Safety. Voters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where resident George Floyd died after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes last year, are set to vote on whether to replace the city’s police department. Tuesday’s extraordinary ballot question …

Eric Adams is elected as New York City's second Black mayor
3 years, 1 month ago

Eric Adams is elected as New York City's second Black mayor

NPR  

Eric Adams is elected as New York City's second Black mayor Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/AP Eduardo Munoz/AP New Yorkers chose Democrat Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain, to become the city's second Black Mayor in a landslide election that offered little surprise given that Republicans are outnumbered by a margin of about 7 to …

Eric Adams elected as New York City’s second Black mayor, CNN projects
3 years, 1 month ago

Eric Adams elected as New York City’s second Black mayor, CNN projects

CNN  

CNN — Democrat Eric Adams has been elected the 110th mayor of New York City, CNN projects, defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Adams, a retired New York Police Department captain who embraced a public safety message, will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history, after the late David Dinkins. And because of that, I’m now going to be …

NYC’s Eric Adams runs for mayor as the outsider’s insider
3 years, 3 months ago

NYC’s Eric Adams runs for mayor as the outsider’s insider

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He’s a veteran Democratic office holder who registered as a Republican in the late 1990s. “I’m one of the original left-wing members.” Adams beat a crowded field of candidates in New York City’s June 22 Democratic mayoral primary. Wanting to change the system from within, Adams joined New York City’s transit police in 1984 and became an …

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country to talk about reducing crime. Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president and the likely next mayor of New York, plus Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and San Jose, California, Mayor Sam Liccardo are expected to attend the …

Ex-Cop Eric Adams Appears Set to Become New York's Next Mayor
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Cop Eric Adams Appears Set to Become New York's Next Mayor

News 18  

Ex-policeman Eric Adams was on track Tuesday to become New York’s next mayor after the city’s elections authorities released new results showing he had maintained his lead in the Democratic primary. The elections board website showed Adams on 50.5 percent, with 403,000 votes, and Garcia, a 51-year-old former sanitation commissioner, in second place on 49.5 percent with almost 395,000 votes. …

Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race
3 years, 5 months ago

Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after appealing to the political center and promising to strike the right balance between fighting crime and ending racial injustice in policing. “While there are still some very small amounts of votes to be counted, the results are clear: an historic, …

Tucker Carlson praises Eric Adams's win in NYC Democratic mayoral race
3 years, 5 months ago

Tucker Carlson praises Eric Adams's win in NYC Democratic mayoral race

Daily Mail  

Fox News host Tucker Carlson praised Eric Adams for winning the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral race because he vowed to stamp down on surging violent crime in the Big Apple. Fox News host Tucker Carlson praised Eric Adams for winning the Democratic primary in the New York City mayoral race Carlson said Adams won 'because he …

Eric Adams declared winner of the New York City primary
3 years, 5 months ago

Eric Adams declared winner of the New York City primary

Daily Mail  

Eric Adams has been declared the winner of the New York City mayoral primary by Associated Press, setting him on course to be the next mayor of the biggest city in the United States. Eric Adams, 60, has been declared the victor in the Democratic primary to replace Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York City. He will take …

Error mars vote count in NYC mayoral primary
3 years, 5 months ago

Error mars vote count in NYC mayoral primary

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City was thrown into a state of confusion Tuesday when election officials retracted their latest report on the vote count after realizing it had been corrupted by test data never cleared from a computer system. The bungle was a black mark on New York City’s first major foray into …

NYC mayoral primary: Andrew Yang accepts rival Eric Adams as winner of Democrat race
3 years, 5 months ago

NYC mayoral primary: Andrew Yang accepts rival Eric Adams as winner of Democrat race

Daily Mail  

Andrew Yang has accepted rival Eric Adams as the winner of the New York City mayoral primary, saying 'it's almost mathematically impossible' for Adams not to win. New Yorkers are awaiting the results of the Democratic race, in which Adams took 31.7 per cent in the first round of counting. Andrew Yang has accepted rival Eric Adams as the winner …

A last push, then a long wait in NYC mayoral primary
3 years, 6 months ago

A last push, then a long wait in NYC mayoral primary

The Independent  

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Eric Adams leads race to win NYC mayor primary as Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia battle for second
3 years, 6 months ago

Eric Adams leads race to win NYC mayor primary as Maya Wiley and Kathryn Garcia battle for second

Daily Mail  

Former NYPD cop Eric Adams cried as he voted for himself in the mayoral primary on Tuesday morning that is likely to indicate who will become the city's next mayor in November. Kathryn Garcia, who is polling third, is shown on Tuesday morning in the Bronx, greeting voters as they head to the polls Democratic candidate for New York City …

New York City’s Rising Left Is Losing The Mayor’s Race
3 years, 6 months ago

New York City’s Rising Left Is Losing The Mayor’s Race

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING For several years now, New York City has been the beating heart of the American left ― a place that showed what was possible when progressive reformers, democratic socialists and Black Lives Matter activists actually gained power. “New York’s not as progressive as it purports to be.” From left to right: Kathryn Garcia, Andrew Yang and Eric …

NYC mayoral race heats up with 6 weeks to go before primary
3 years, 7 months ago

NYC mayoral race heats up with 6 weeks to go before primary

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With less than six weeks to go, the Democratic primary that may decide the next mayor of New York City has reached a new stage of unpredictability. Adding to the race’s complexity, the primary will be New York City’s first mayoral race to be determined by ranked choice voting, a system that lets voters pick up to …

St. Louis treasurer, alderwoman advance in race for mayor
3 years, 9 months ago

St. Louis treasurer, alderwoman advance in race for mayor

Associated Press  

St. Louis’ first-ever female mayor will be replaced by another woman, after city Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderwoman Cara Spencer on Tuesday bested two men in a new primary election format to advance to next month’s general election. Tishaura Jones said on Zoom that St. Louisans “should be able to succeed here regardless of your skin color, who you love, …

Crowded Democratic primary field vies for NYC mayor’s job
3 years, 10 months ago

Crowded Democratic primary field vies for NYC mayor’s job

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City’s next mayor will face challenges as big as any in city history, including leading the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and tackling centuries of racial inequity in policing, education and health care. “I think folks aren’t really going to start tuning in until it winnows down a little bit.” In addition to Yang, serious …

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