New Leadership in New York City
“We will not be controlled by crisis.” Incoming Mayor Eric Adams declared this as New York City’s New Year’s resolution during his inaugural speech on January 1. He went on to declare “GSD,” or “get stuff done,” as the slogan of his first 100 days. “Government must do better,” he continued. “It means weeding out the waste and eliminating the inefficiencies. It’s about accountability.”
Adams also said he won’t subscribe to theories rooted in false choices. “We must put down the weapons of rhetoric and reach for results. Some will continue to say that we must choose between public safety and human rights, but we can have both. And some will say that we must choose between shutting down our city and endangering New Yorkers with Covid — I say no to that as well.”