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Eric Adams is from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He has an associate's degree from the New York City College of Technology, a bachelor's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a master's degree in public administration from Marist College. He lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and has a son named Jordan.

Eric Adams (New York) - Ballotpedia

Before taking elected office, Eric worked as a police officer with the New York City Police Department from 1984 to 2006.

Eric is currently the mayor of New York City. He was elected in 2021 and is serving his first term. He previously served as Brooklyn Borough President from 2013 to 2021 and in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013.

Supports cutting red tape for small businesses, creating a one-stop-shop permit system, and investing in workforce development.

Wants to make it easier for small businesses to get permits, reduce paperwork, and expand job training programs.

Supports growing minority- and women-owned businesses and boosting tourism across the city.

- Wants to make it easier for small businesses to get permits, reduce paperwork, and expand job training programs.
- Supports growing minority- and women-owned businesses and boosting tourism across the city.

Economy

Eric Adams (D) - The City

The Next Phase of New York City’s ‘Trash Revolution’ Is Here - The New York Times

Supports expanded voting rights in municipal elections for permanent residents.

Supports allowing permanent residents (with green cards) to vote in New York City elections.

Supports providing counsel for undocumented immigrants facing deportation.

Believes NYC should pay for attorneys to represent immigrants facing deportation.

Supports the installation of trash cans on the streets of New York City.

As mayor,  required large trash cans for trash collection on the streets of New York City.

- Supports allowing permanent residents (with green cards) to vote in New York City elections.
- Believes NYC should pay for attorneys to represent immigrants facing deportation.
- As mayor,  required large trash cans for trash collection on the streets of New York City.

Public Services

Supports preserving specialized high schools, expanding gifted and talented programs in underserved communities, screening all students for dyslexia, and strengthening vocational training.

Wants to keep specialized high schools, expand gifted programs in underserved neighborhoods, check all students for dyslexia, and improve career and technical education.

Launched NYC Reads to improve literacy in every K–5 school.

Supports sharing funds between schools with wealthy families and those with poor families.

Supports sharing funds between public school parent associations with wealthy families and those with poor families.

- Wants to keep specialized high schools, expand gifted programs in underserved neighborhoods, check all students for dyslexia, and improve career and technical education.
- Launched NYC Reads to improve literacy in every K–5 school.
- Supports sharing funds between public school parent associations with wealthy families and those with poor families.

Education

Supports improving public transportation by adding dedicated bus lanes, upgrading subway accessibility, adding more protected bike lanes, expanding Select Bus Service, and implementing congestion pricing.

Supports building more bus and protected bike lanes, expanding Select Bus Service, and making subways more accessible.

- Supports building more bus and protected bike lanes, expanding Select Bus Service, and making subways more accessible.
- Supports congestion pricing.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Mayor Eric Adams revives controversial NYPD unit responsible for chokehold death of Eric Garner - POLITICO

Believes in preventing violence by reinventing the anti-crime unit as an anti-gun unit, expanding community-based interventions, and using precision policing to target violent crime.

Supports turning the NYPD’s anti-crime unit into an anti-gun unit, expanding community violence prevention programs, and using precision policing to reduce violent crime.

As mayor, removed over 20,000 illegal guns from the streets, closed 1,400+ illegal smoke shops, and seized 84,000+ ghost cars and illegal mopeds.

As mayor, removed over 20,000 illegal guns, shut down 1,400+ unlicensed smoke shops, and seized 84,000+ illegal vehicles and mopeds.

Believes the NYPD should respond to 911 calls involving people in severe emotional distress only when there is a suggested risk to others’ safety.

Believes the NYPD should respond to mental health crisis calls when there is a risk to others’ safety.

Believes the mayor should have the final say on police officer discipline.

Supports having officers in modified police uniforms who ride in unmarked cars.

Brought back plainclothes police officers who wear modified police uniforms and drive unmarked cars.

Said he would end solitary confinement only for non-violent detainees.

Supports ending solitary confinement only for non-violent detainees.

- Supports turning the NYPD’s anti-crime unit into an anti-gun unit, expanding community violence prevention programs, and using precision policing to reduce violent crime.
- As mayor, removed over 20,000 illegal guns, shut down 1,400+ unlicensed smoke shops, and seized 84,000+ illegal vehicles and mopeds.
- Believes the NYPD should respond to mental health crisis calls when there is a risk to others’ safety.
- Believes the mayor should have the final say on police officer discipline.
- Brought back plainclothes police officers who wear modified police uniforms and drive unmarked cars.
- Supports ending solitary confinement only for non-violent detainees.

Public Safety

Mayor Eric Adams vetoes 4 bills aimed at increasing aid to homeless New Yorkers, citing cost - CBS News

Supports converting vacant commercial properties into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, streamlining housing development approvals, and improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.

Supports converting unused retail space into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, and speeding up housing development.

Supports improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.

Plans to focus city funding on development projects that mix affordability at a range of incomes, using rents paid by higher earners to help cover costs for the lowest-income tenants.

Supports mixed-income housing so rents paid by higher earners help cover costs for the lowest-income tenants.

Plans to reverse upzoning in poorer communities by upzoning in affluent areas with access to transit, schools, and healthy food.

Supports affordable housing development in wealthy areas with access to transportation, schools, and healthy food.

Vetoed a "sweeping package of housing bills" that would cost billions of dollars.

As mayor, vetoed a group of housing bills that would have made it easier for people to get help paying for housing, saying it would cost too much. 

- Supports converting unused retail space into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, and speeding up housing development.
- Supports improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.
- Supports mixed-income housing so rents paid by higher earners help cover costs for the lowest-income tenants.
- Supports affordable housing development in wealthy areas with access to transportation, schools, and healthy food.
- As mayor, vetoed a group of housing bills that would have made it easier for people to get help paying for housing, saying it would cost too much. 

Housing & Urban Development

‘Moral Obligation': Adams Says NYC Will Treat Mentally Ill, Even If They Refuse - NBC New York

Plans to increase investment in opioid treatment to $50 million annually by fiscal year 2027.

Plans to increase investment in opioid treatment to $50 million per year.

Plans to cancel over $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 New Yorkers.

Plans to eliminate over $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 New Yorkers.

Plans to involuntarily hospitalize people deemed a danger to themselves or unable to care for themselves.

As mayor, supported involuntary hospitalizations of people who are a danger to themselves or cannot take care of themselves.

- Plans to increase investment in opioid treatment to $50 million per year.
- Plans to eliminate over $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 New Yorkers.
- As mayor, supported involuntary hospitalizations of people who are a danger to themselves or cannot take care of themselves.

Public Health

NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to federal corruption ...

Ex-Commissioner Sues, Saying Adams Ran NYPD. as a Criminal Enterprise - The New York Times

Was charged with bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and two counts of soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals.

Was previously charged with bribery, fraud, and other crimes, including taking campaign money from foreign donors. The charges were later dropped as requested by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025.

A former police commissioner filed a federal lawsuit against Adams, accusing him of running the police department as a "criminal enterprise." The lawsuit claims Adams and other officials engaged in a "pattern of racketeering activity" by accepting bribes and failing to investigate corruption.

Was accused by five former top officials of allowing corruption in the NYPD.

- Was previously charged with bribery, fraud, and other crimes, including taking campaign money from foreign donors. The charges were later dropped as requested by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025.
- Was accused by five former top officials of allowing corruption in the NYPD.

Ethics & Conduct

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As mayor, nvested $489 million in libraries.

Invested $254 million in cultural institutions.

- Supports allowing permanent residents (with green cards) to vote in New York City elections.
- Believes NYC should pay for attorneys to represent immigrants facing deportation.

Reinstated a plainclothes police unit to address gun violence.

Supports converting vacant commercial properties into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, streamlining housing development approval processes, and improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.

As Brooklyn Borough President, advocated for a plant-based diet by launching a plant-based nutrition page, urging the City Council to "Ban the Baloney" in schools, and supporting "Meatless Mondays" in public schools.

Indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations.

- Supports turning the NYPD’s anti-crime unit into an anti-gun unit, expanding community violence prevention programs, and using precision policing to reduce violent crime.
- As mayor, removed over 20,000 illegal guns, shut down 1,400+ unlicensed smoke shops, and seized 84,000+ illegal vehicles and mopeds.
- Believes the NYPD should respond to mental health crisis calls when there is a risk to others’ safety.
- Believes the mayor should have the final say on police officer discipline.
- Supports ending solitary confinement only for non-violent detainees.

- Supports converting unused retail space into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, and speeding up housing development.
- Supports improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.
- Supports mixed-income housing so rents paid by higher earners help cover costs for the lowest-income tenants.
- Supports affordable housing development in wealthy areas with access to transportation, schools, and healthy food.

- Plans to increase investment in opioid treatment to $50 million per year.
- Plans to eliminate over $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 New Yorkers.

As of July 15, 2025, Eric Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Wants to keep specialized high schools, expand gifted programs in underserved neighborhoods, check all students for dyslexia, and improve career and technical education.
- Launched NYC Reads to improve literacy in every K–5 school.

- Supports turning the NYPD’s anti-crime unit into an anti-gun unit, expanding community violence prevention programs, and using precision policing to reduce violent crime.
- As mayor, removed over 20,000 illegal guns, shut down 1,400+ unlicensed smoke shops, and seized 84,000+ illegal vehicles and mopeds.

- Supports converting unused retail space into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, and speeding up housing development.
- Supports improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.

Was previously charged with bribery, fraud, and other crimes, including taking campaign money from foreign donors. The charges were later dropped by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025.

- Was previously charged with bribery, fraud, and other crimes, including taking campaign money from foreign donors. The charges were later dropped by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2025.

- Wants to make it easier for small businesses to get permits, reduce paperwork, and expand job training programs.

Supports turning empty stores into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, streamlining housing development, and improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.

- Supports turning empty stores into affordable housing, reforming property taxes, streamlining housing development, and improving New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) conditions.

Eric Adams is from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He has an associate's degree from the New York City College of Technology, a bachelor's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a master's degree in public administration from Marist College. He lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, with his son, Jordan.

Eric Adams - Wikipedia

Eric is the mayor of New York City. He previously served as Brooklyn Borough President from 2013 to 2021. Before that, he was a New York State Senator from 2006 to 2010. Earlier in his career, he worked as a police officer with the New York City Police Department from 1984 to 2006.

Eric is currently the Mayor of New York City. He was elected in 2021 and is serving his first term. He previously served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013. He was elected Brooklyn Borough President in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

- The city mayor is responsible for a city's public services and its smooth functioning. 
- The mayor signs or vetoes legislation proposed by the city council, drafts the city budget, and appoints and oversees department heads in over 40 city agencies. 
- City mayors receive an annual salary. In New York City, the mayor is paid $258,750. 
- The mayor is elected to a four-year term and can serve up to two consecutive terms. ​