Brooklyn’s district president, the Afro-American Eric Adams (61) of the Democrats, is a high favorite in the liberal stronghold with more than eight million inhabitants, ahead of his Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa (67), founder of a citizens’ initiative for more safety on the streets .
The election campaign between the two men was marked by personal attacks – this is how Adams called Sliwa a racist, who in turn described him as elitist. The polling stations close after Central European Time (CET) on Wednesday at 02:00 – after that the first results are expected. Politically, too, the two contenders for the highest office in the largest US city have very different ideas. While the moderate Adams wants to cut the controversial six billion budget of the police a little, Sliwa announced that he wants to hire 3,000 new workers. In addition, Sliwa, who is known for wearing a red beret, wants to abolish the corona vaccination requirement for public employees and restaurant visitors – Adam plans to keep this.
Both politicians want to succeed Bill de Blasio, who can no longer run as mayor after two terms in office. New York City is the cultural and financial center of the United States and around the world. In the USA, the metropolis is also politically more important than other cities.
Source From: Nachrichten
