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Mayor Eric Adams Promises to Save NYC from San Francisco’s Fate
“This will never become like San Francisco as long as I’m the mayor of this city,” Mayor Adams told journalist Bari Weiss last week.
“New York has had a rough few years,” or so independent journalist and editor Bari Weiss prefaced a recent interview with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “During the pandemic, it lost four percent of its population — almost 350,000 people. It had a historic crime surge, particularly violent crime. Buildings stayed empty as people continued to work from home. Pundits all over the world declared New York over.”
“Are you worried that New York could become the next San Francisco or the next Los Angeles?” Weiss asked New York City’s Mayor, frankly. “Or is that an overblown fear?”
“No, I’m not worried, because the mayor is Eric Adams,” Mayor Adams responded, striking a confident tone. “I’ve been in San Francisco. I’ve been in Los Angeles. I’ve been in other places where they’re trying hard to deal with this issue.”
“But I was taking a new approach and a different approach: engagement,” Mr. Adams continued. “We went after those who were living on our streets. You’re not seeing that over-proliferation of tents and encampments in this city. In places like Tompkins Square Park, we’ve done several initiatives.”