Eric Adams, former police officer, wins New York mayor’s race

Adams, who defeated Republican and founder of the Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa, will become city’s second Black mayor

Former police officer Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York City, after the Democrat defeated Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s election.

Adams was on course to easily beat Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, with a lead of 73% to 22% after more than a fifth of projected votes were counted.

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