Never let it be said that New York City Mayor Eric Adams is just bowing quietly out. In a general election campaign in the Big Apple on Thursday, Hizzoner came out swinging, taking the fight directly to his main opponent and the Democratic Party’s mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani.
The mayor isn’t mincing words, either.
Mayor Eric Adams officially kicked off his re-election campaign Thursday, pitting himself as the blue collar candidate saving the city from “silver spoon” socialist Zohran Mamdani.
Adams addressed a raucous crowd of more than 100 supporters — mixed with some vocal hecklers — from City Hall’s steps, arguing his battle-tested record showed he deserved four more years as Big Apple mayor.
“It’s a choice between a candidate with a blue collar and one with a suit and a silver spoon,” he said, referring to Mamdani.
Hizzoner’s announcement came after Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral primary, in which the dark-horse candidate Mamdani stunningly bested former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.’
They really need a Republican Mayor!