New York officially has a new mayor
Eric Adams was inaugurated at the New Year’s Eve party in Times Square. The former police officer is the second black mayor in New York history.
Eric Adams at his swearing-in ceremony during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square with a framed photo of his mother.
Photo: Ben Hider (Keystone/Invision/AP/dpa)
Former police officer Eric Adams took his oath of office on Saturday morning (local time) and took over the business of government in the US metropolis.
The 61-year-old – the second black mayor in New York history – was inaugurated at the New Year’s Eve party in Times Square. As the 110th mayor, he is the successor to the unpopular Bill de Blasio, who was not allowed to stand again after two terms in office.
Adams, who had been Brooklyn’s borough mayor for the past few years, had won the election campaign with promises of a balanced course between leftist and centrist forces.
