Mayor Eric Adams slammed rival Zohran Mamdani’s progressive proposals as “false promises” that would hurt low-income New Yorkers, reports the New York Post. He criticized plans like free buses, rent freezes, and closing Rikers Island as unrealistic and dangerous, arguing they lack funding and threaten public safety. They write:
A dubious Eric Adams slammed his main mayoral rival Zohran Mamdani’s socialist proposals as a bunch of “false promises” sure to harm the upstart’s lower-income supporters.
Adams made clear that his disdain for Mamdani’s arguably pie-in-the-sky solutions stemmed from his own hardscrabble childhood in an exclusive sit-down with The Post’s Miranda Devine. […]
“If the cost of running a building is higher than the rent roll of the building, then you’re going to see eventually lack of repairs, lack of quality of life, and again, that is going to hurt low-income New Yorkers,” Adams said. […]
Adams, a former NYPD captain, likened the plan to empty Rikers to the state’s 2019 bail reform legislation — which he maintains has let criminals run free in the city. […]
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