I have covered Mayor Eric Adams for roughly 15 years since he was a state senator and through his borough presidency to his election of mayor. Anecdotally, I would characterize the mayor to be politically shrewd, and inspirational as a person, friend and orator. He has shared qualities of three previous mayors that he looks up to – David Dinkins for his being a humanitarian at a very high level, Michael Bloomberg for his practicality and being a data driven person and Ed Koch for his classic New York City thick skin in dealing with over eight million opinions while being tasked with running the city.
