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BLACK FORMER POLICE OFFICER BECOMES NEW YORK MAYOR

Democrat Eric Adams romps home to victory in the race for New York City Mayor, beating out Republican rival Curtin Sliwa who turned up to vote for himself with one of his 17 cats










  • Eric Adams, a 61-year-old Democrat and former policeman, will be the next mayor of New York City
  • He takes over from the widely unpopular Democrat incumbent Bill de Blasio, who served two terms and could not run again
  • Adams easily beat his Republican challenger, Curtis Sliwa, who turned up to vote on Tuesday with one of his 17 cats 
  • Adams campaigned as a moderate, rejecting the idea of defunding the police and pledging to crack down on violent crime that soared during the pandemic
  • He promised to tackle wealth inequalities and reform the education system, as well, and is now tasked with rebuilding the COVID-battered city

New York City has elected black former policeman Eric Adams as mayor, making the Democrat the next leader of America's biggest city

The result was called by Associated Press shortly after the polls closed at 9pm Eastern Time, with less than 30 per cent of the vote counted. Adams already had a 50 point lead, CNN reported. 

The centrist Democrat trounced Republican rival and volunteer crime fighter Curtis Sliwa in the liberal-voting bastion to become just the second African American to lead the Big Apple.Sliwa, who founded the vigilante group Guardian Angels, showed up to vote on Tuesday with his cat - one of 17 he owns.He has made animal welfare a pillar of his campaign.The cat was denied entry to the polling station, but a poll worker held the animal while Sliwa went inside. 

The centrist Democrat trounced Republican rival and volunteer crime fighter Curtis Sliwa in the liberal-voting bastion to become just the second African American to lead the Big Apple.

Sliwa, who founded the vigilante group Guardian Angels, showed up to vote on Tuesday with his cat - one of 17 he owns.

He has made animal welfare a pillar of his campaign.

The cat was denied entry to the polling station, but a poll worker held the animal while Sliwa went inside. 

Adams, seen celebrating, had been the hot favorite to win the race in the strongly-Democratic city
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Adams, seen celebrating, had been the hot favorite to win the race in the strongly-Democratic city
Democratic Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams arrived at PS 81 in Brooklyn to cast his vote
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Democratic Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams arrived at PS 81 in Brooklyn to cast his vote
In a news conference after he cast his ballot, Adams was seen wiping away a tear
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In a news conference after he cast his ballot, Adams was seen wiping away a tear

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