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.
I’ve lived in Brookyn since the Giuliani years and I find Adams to be our worst mayor. And I wouldn’t have thought that possible after seeing DiBlasio through the Thrive NYC and presidential run eras.
I’d never thought about how term limits might prevent candidates from challenging an incumbent mayor.
Adams has managed to alienate the Albanian Superintendent / contractor class, the non-progressive middle class, much of the veteran NYPD class, and the clear thinking reporter class.
However, the virtue signaling, weep for the victim/angel, status jockeying, handwritten in crayon BLM sign in the UWS and Fieldston window class still won't risk being a 'racist', and will dutifully do what it's told on Social Media.
I'd stay away from this election too. It's a lose lose situation.
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.
Eh, two things can be true, Yang was a total hack
There are plenty of legit critiques of Andrew Yang, of course, all of which were ignored in favor of ~*~*hE's NoT a ReAl NeW yOrKeR!!!!*~*~
I’m really enjoying your writing
Where is Adams going to put 100,000 illegal immigrants? https://substack.com/@yuribezmenov/note/c-22010116?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=j3a7
I’ve lived in Brookyn since the Giuliani years and I find Adams to be our worst mayor. And I wouldn’t have thought that possible after seeing DiBlasio through the Thrive NYC and presidential run eras.
I’d never thought about how term limits might prevent candidates from challenging an incumbent mayor.
great piece but lord is this depressing
Adams has managed to alienate the Albanian Superintendent / contractor class, the non-progressive middle class, much of the veteran NYPD class, and the clear thinking reporter class.
However, the virtue signaling, weep for the victim/angel, status jockeying, handwritten in crayon BLM sign in the UWS and Fieldston window class still won't risk being a 'racist', and will dutifully do what it's told on Social Media.
I'd stay away from this election too. It's a lose lose situation.