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

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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 1. He is adamant about paring back overtime, and supports establishing a requirement that new officers live in the five boroughs while also luring back current officers who live outside the city, with various incentives. Politics New York City's Democratic Mayoral Primary Finally Has A Winner New York City's Democratic Mayoral Primary Finally Has A Winner Listen · 3:36 3:36 The final weeks of the race between Adams and GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa were dominated by personal attacks and public name-calling. In another mayoral election, Boston chose City Councilor Michelle Wu as the city's first woman and first person of color elected to the office.

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