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| + | [[File:Eric Adams Assata Shakur.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Adams swears in police commissioner in front of a mural featuring convicted cop-killer [[Assata Shakur]].]] | ||
'''Eric Leroy Adams''' was elected mayor of [[New York City]] as a [[Democrat]]. The last [[Republican]] elected mayor of New York in response to a Democrat mega-[[crime]] wave was in 1994. | '''Eric Leroy Adams''' was elected mayor of [[New York City]] as a [[Democrat]]. The last [[Republican]] elected mayor of New York in response to a Democrat mega-[[crime]] wave was in 1994. | ||
| − | Adams is a retired police captain and Brooklyn borough president. In the 2021 New York City Democrat mayoral primary, Adams dismissed calls to [[defund the police]].<ref>https://nationworldnews.com/progressives-urgent-question-how-to-win-over-voters-of-color/</ref> | + | Adams is a retired police captain and Brooklyn borough president. In the 2021 New York City Democrat mayoral primary, Adams allegeldy dismissed calls to [[defund the police]].<ref>https://nationworldnews.com/progressives-urgent-question-how-to-win-over-voters-of-color/</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:30, December 16, 2021
Adams swears in police commissioner in front of a mural featuring convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur.
Eric Leroy Adams was elected mayor of New York City as a Democrat. The last Republican elected mayor of New York in response to a Democrat mega-crime wave was in 1994.
Adams is a retired police captain and Brooklyn borough president. In the 2021 New York City Democrat mayoral primary, Adams allegeldy dismissed calls to defund the police.[1]