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Eric Adams

The Public Record

Eric Adams is the current Mayor of New York City, having taken office on January 1, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Adams previously served as the Brooklyn Borough President from 2014 to 2021. He is known for his focus on public safety, economic recovery, and social equity initiatives. Adams has emphasized the importance of community support and has launched various public-private partnerships aimed at assisting vulnerable populations in the city, particularly during challenging times.

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Sep 24, 2025

With this technology, we're making our transit systems safer, preventing injuries, and ensuring New Yorkers can travel with peace of mind.

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Sep 24, 2025

I would like to look into changing the policy if it is allowing boys and girls to use the same facility at the same time.

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Sep 24, 2025

When I appointed Kathy Corradi to this historic, unique job, I knew she’d have the drive and knowledge to send the rats packing from our city.

nypost.com
Sep 22, 2025

I did that already, and I’m not going to do it again.

nypost.com
Sep 22, 2025

Well, you know, unlike the other candidates in the race, I have a day job.

nypost.com
Sep 20, 2025

I have never witnessed a more mean and angry and nasty electoral season — and not all of Zohran’s voters are, but a substantial number of them.

nypost.com
Sep 20, 2025

You don’t have a 22-year-old assassinate someone because you disagree with them.

nypost.com
Sep 20, 2025

Our children are being radicalized, and no one wants to talk about it, but I will, because I see it.

nypost.com
Sep 19, 2025

At a time when our party must be focused on safety, opportunity, and keeping New York strong, it is deeply troubling to see support given to Zohran Mamdani — a politician whose reckless rhetoric and dangerous policies threaten to divide…

nypost.com
Sep 19, 2025

Jay Jacobs’ leadership is critical to keeping the Democratic Party rooted in common sense, rejecting the march toward socialism, and ensuring that extremists do not hijack our values.

nypost.com
Sep 19, 2025

I’m not quite sure why people think it’s all right for a young man in high school to go into a shower where young girls are. I mean, that just doesn’t make any sense to me. It’s not safe.

nypost.com
Sep 19, 2025

When you go to the restaurant, you see a symbol on the door that a man or woman can use the restaurant facilities.

nypost.com
Sep 19, 2025

I haven’t read the letter. I don’t know what’s in it. I have no idea.

nypost.com
Sep 18, 2025

I don’t support that. And I’m not going to succumb to it.

nypost.com
Sep 18, 2025

This was a failure of a society that allows 16-year-olds to get so close to shooting up a school and potentially killing classmates and teachers.

nbcnews.com
Sep 18, 2025

If you are a parent and if you’re not concerned about what we’re seeing unfold in our city, we have to question ourselves. This is a 16-year-old with a semiautomatic weapon, and indicating he’s going to take the life of the students. That…

nypost.com
Sep 18, 2025

This is what cooperation looks like.

nbcnews.com
Sep 18, 2025

I’m not going to do that. And I’m not for boys going into the same bathroom with little girls.

nypost.com
Sep 18, 2025

This city is not an experiment.

nypost.com
Sep 18, 2025

We have to recommit ourselves to saving these children. We’re seeing it every day. Younger and younger people are participating in these acts. This is a real wake-up call for our city, for our country.

nypost.com
Sep 18, 2025

We potentially saved the lives of a lot of students and staff today, and I don’t want to imagine a world where we would be making a different announcement right now.

nypost.com
Sep 17, 2025

We need the Council to do their job, step up, and work with us on comprehensive reform.

nypost.com
Sep 17, 2025

Good intentions can turn out bad results.

nypost.com
Sep 17, 2025

This is not about eliminating this tradition — it’s about honoring our traditions in a way that aligns with who we are today.

nypost.com
Sep 17, 2025

Our administration is, once again, showing how our competent management is delivering real results for all New Yorkers.

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