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Quiara Vasquez's avatar

IMO if Adams' lack of scrutiny during the primary exposed anything it's just how little NYC media there is, and just how much of that NYC media is for (and by) transplants - I had a *lot* of friends who moved to Brooklyn in the past decade who had no idea that Eric Adams existed before his mayoral run. Which is funny since as a Borough President Adams' responsibilities amounted to, basically, screaming "I EXIST! I EXIST!!! LOOK AT ME, I EXIST!!!!!" for a decade. And baffling, too, given how often Adams actively antagonizes that demographic. (Go back to Iowa!)

Honestly - Yang made some gaffes during the campaign, but I feel like the "he's a rootless poser who has no meaningful ties to this city" tack was projection on the part of the sort of person who thinks they're very special for shopping at bodegas.

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Eugene Strupinsky's avatar

I’m really enjoying your writing

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