Democrats looking to oust Mayor Adams in the 2025 mayoral race lashed out at the incumbent leader at a candidate forum in the Bronx on Saturday, where Hizzoner was conspicuously absent.
Candidates target Adams federal corruption indictmentManaging the cost of living and crime during the event held at a Bronx church and hosted by civil rights activist Kirsten John Foy.
“We have a moving crime scene at City Hall,” said the former mayor. Controller Scott StringerWho ran his unsuccessful campaign for mayor in 2021.
The Adams administration, Stringer argued, was “doing the bare minimum.”
City Controller Brad Lander Adams had previously campaigned on a promise to uplift communities such as the Bronx, but drew criticism that “long before all these corruption scandals, he has failed to do that.”
“As the mayor’s own data shows, he is not working (on reducing crime),” he said, pointing to a 30% increase in felony crime since Adams took office.
All five of the far-left declared Democratic candidates shared their plans to improve the lives of New Yorkers.
State Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, who officially entered This week’s race pushed a plan for free and faster bus services, which he claimed could be paid for with better budget management and tax increases on the wealthiest New Yorkers.
Other visions put forward by the candidates include Brooklyn State Senator Zellnor Myrie’s pledge to expand after-school programming, while State Senator Jessica Ramos, who represents parts of Queens, touted plans for universal child care. Offered.
“I want to fight like a mother to put this city in order, because chaos has gone on for too long,” Ramos said.
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