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Q.) Who were the people
who most influenced
your political
career and made you
the person you are today?
Adams: The person
who had the greatest
inf luence on me was
my mother, Dorothy,
who raised me and my
five siblings as a single
mother. I brought
my mother’s portrait
to my swearing-in ceremony
in Times Square
to pay homage to her
memory. My life’s
journey ref lects a lesson
she taught me at
a young age: being in a
dark place isn’t always a
burial — for me, it was a
planting.
Q.) What has been the
most difficult challenge
in your career to date?
Could you talk about
how you responded to
it and how it shaped
your leadership skills?
Adams: The COVID-19
pandemic has been one
of the most challenging
periods in our city’s
history. When the first
wave hit New York in the
spring of 2020, my staff
and I immediately were
on the ground to deliver
supplies, such as food and
PPE, to frontline workers
and hard-hit communities.
It was an important
reminder for me that
leaders, like generals,
don’t lead their troops
from the back; they lead
them from the front.
Q.) Would you describe
the greatest accomplishment
you’ve made
in your career to date,
besides being elected
mayor?
Adams: My greatest accomplishment
is being a
father to my son, Jordan.
Q.) Describe the three
biggest challenges
you’re facing as mayor
and how you’re going to
address them in the next
100 days.
Adams: My main priorities
right now are beating
back the surge in COVID
cases and building
an equitable recovery,
keeping our schools open
and safe, and upholding
public safety. We have already
hit the ground running
to Get Stuff Done for
New Yorkers.
Q.) Four years from now,
when you’re up for reelection,
where do you
see New York being?
And beyond the next
four years, where do you
see your future going?
Adams: It’s too early to
discuss the future. I’m
living in the here and
now, and focused on delivering
for the people of
this city each and every
day.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaking at a Borough park event.
COURTESY NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE
Eric Adams rose through the ranks of the NYPD and became an outspoken
advocate for Black law enforcement officers.
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