12 OCTOBER 21, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Eric Adams: The one to lead New York
When Brooklyn Borough President
Eric Adams officially
announced his candidacy for
mayor on Nov. 19, 2020, New York City
was reeling from the double calamity of
the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing
number of related fi scal crises.
Now, nearly a year later, the Democrat
is poised to become New York City’s 110th
mayor — the overwhelming favorite to
win election in this heavily Democratic
city. Although Adams’ main challenger,
Republican Curtis Sliwa, is to be commended
for his work with the Guardian
Angels, Sliwa lacks the experience necessary
for this role at this most critical
moment in our history.
Schneps Media wholeheartedly
endorses Adams as the right person at
the right time to lead the city to a robust
recovery.
Our endorsement follows Adams’
Democratic primary win in June on
a moderate pro-public safety, probusiness
platform over several far left
progressives.
Adams’ experience in the NYPD
uniquely positions him to strengthen
relations with the police force and help
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We strongly urge voters to choose Eric Adams as their next mayor on Nov. 2, with early voting slated for Oct.
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this city get back on track to truly becoming
the safest big city in America.
Adams comes from a life in service to
the public. Born in Brooklyn and raised
in Queens in a working class household,
where his mother earned a living as a
domestic worker, Adams received degrees
from the New York City College of
Technology, John Jay College of Criminal
Justice and Marist College.
Adams was a member of the New York
City Police Department for 22 years, retiring
at the rank of captain. Aft er four
terms in the New York State Senate representing
Central Brooklyn, Adams was
elected as the 18th borough president of
Brooklyn, and is the fi rst African American
man to hold that position.
As borough president, he has exercised
wisdom on a number of zoning issues
balancing the needs of the borough
with the desires of the local community.
Just as importantly, Adams proved
a capable crisis manager when he put
a mattress on the fl oor at Borough Hall
and worked night and day during the
height of the pandemic to ensure emergency
medical responders had the equipment
necessary to do their jobs; the city’s
Medical Examiner’s Offi ce kept later
hours; and refrigerated trucks were put
in Sunset Park to ease up the logjam of
dead at hospitals and in funeral homes.
Adams’ rise to the brink of the mayorship
of America’s biggest city is an
inspiration, and not an accident. He has
worked his way to this moment, and has
the experience and tools necessary to
govern this challenging city at this most
challenging time.
He is the right person at the right time
to lead New York City into a new era of
prosperity, while balancing the budget
and the needs of working-class New
Yorkers.
We strongly urge voters to choose
Eric Adams as their next mayor on Nov.
2, with early voting slated for Oct. 23-31.
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