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Eric Adams: The one to lead New York
When Brooklyn Borough
President Eric Adams offi cially
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
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Reach: 4,551 (as of 10/18/2021)
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, pro-business platform
over several far left progressives.
Adams’ experience in the
NYPD uniquely positions him
to strengthen relations with the
police force and help 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.
Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
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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