What Went Wrong with NYC Mayor?

NYC Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the 'future of the Democratic Party.' What went wrong?

NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams swept into office with swaggering confidence, pledging to lead a government unlike any other in history and declaring himself the “future of the Democratic Party.” On the first promise, the mayor more than delivered. But as his tumultuous term comes to an end, Adams, 65, finds himself in the political wilderness, his one-time aspirations as a party leader now a distant memory. Instea…

What went wrong with NYC mayor?

NEW YORK — Four years ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams swept into office with swaggering confidence, pledging to lead a government unlike any other in history and declaring himself the "future of the Democratic Party."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams once called himself the 'future of the Democratic Party.' What went wrong?

For many of his supporters, the Adams era will be looked back on as a missed opportunity. Only the second Black mayor in New York history, he helped steer the city out of the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, often linking its comeback to his own rise from humble roots.

The Complicated Legacy of Eric Adams

NEW YORK -- Four years ago, Eric Adams stood in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall, flush with victory and promise, after emerging as the winner of a heated Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.