Eric Adams' first 100 days as mayor of New York: what he did for the city

April 10 marks exactly 100 days since Eric Adams took office as Mayor of New York. Fighting crime and helping the homeless became key priorities in his first three months in office. From early morning press appearances to late night outings, Adams has maintained a non-stop schedule the entire time. The mayor spent his first 100 days lifting the city's COVID-19 regulations and turning New York into a hub for technology, tourism and tolerance. City and State.

Adventures on the first day of work

From his first day on the job, Adams focused on public safety. On January 1, while on a long tour of the city, accompanied by reporters, Adams called 911 to report an attack he had witnessed on a subway platform.

Earlier that day, he encountered people sleeping on the subway. This is a problem that he paid more attention to a few days later.

Voting rights for immigrants

The New York City Council passed legislation in late 2021 giving immigrants the right to vote in local elections. Adams initially publicly supported the new law, but then began to have doubts. In particular, he questioned whether people who had lived in New York for only 30 days should be included in the voter lists.

“I understand the importance of local elections. But giving that power to someone who is here for just 30 days is a problem,” he said.

Nevertheless, in the end, Adams signed the bill, turning it into law.

Hokul and Adams take a team approach to subway homelessness

Gov. Kathy Hokul and Mayor Adams spoke at a joint press conference on Jan. 6 to announce a joint approach to fighting subway homelessness. The plan included increasing the number of police on the trains. As well as the creation of new groups of social and medical workers to work with the homeless. Homeless advocates initially expressed reservations about the plan. However, at the moment, one can observe a slight decrease in the number of homeless people in the subway.

Hired his brother

Adams got into a scandal by appointing his brother Bernard Adams to an important post. As a result, the city's conflict of interest board allowed the mayor to employ his brother as the mayor's senior security adviser, but on the condition that he would receive a salary of $ 1 a year.

New York and technology

Adams has big ambitions to change how the city uses technology. In mid-January, he ordered the reorganization and unification of the technical departments of the city under a single leadership. New York City Chief Technology Officer Matt Fraser now oversees the new Office of Technology and Innovation and additional city offices such as the City Hall's Office of Data Analytics and 311.

Salary in cryptocurrency

Adams received his first salary as mayor in cryptocurrency. The action speaks for itself. Fighting for New York to become the capital of the crypto world, Adams decided to lead by example. He converted his first salary into bitcoin and ethereum.

Fighting crime

Adams released his most important political agenda in late January, presenting a multifaceted approach to combating gun crime in the city. The plan included launching modified versions of the NYPD's plainclothes crime-fighting units. Adams calls them "Field Security Teams."

He also called for the repeal of the bail reform, which allows criminals to go free before trial without posting bail. So far, this call has not been implemented, since this decision can only be made at the state level.

The first few months of 2022 were marked in New York by a spate of high-profile murders and hate crimes, as well as the killing of two police officers.

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$98,5 million budget

Adams made good on his promise to cut city service spending by 3% across the board by unveiling the city's provisional 2023 budget in February. However, the city's budgeting process is far from complete, and the city council has been asked to make many changes to Adams' plan.

Cancellation of the vaccination requirement

In March, the mayor lifted the vaccination mandate for artists and athletes, while it remains in effect for public and private employees. The move was part of Adams' drive to revitalize nightlife and entertainment, and bring back tourists after the pandemic decimated the industry. Unions and unvaccinated workers who lost their jobs because they refused to be vaccinated see the move as unfair. Especially in relation to workers serving the venues where unvaccinated artists and athletes work. Later last month, Adams lifted the vaccination requirement for most indoor businesses.

Adams dismantles homeless camps

In March, Adams ordered city workers to demolish makeshift campsites set up by the homeless. To date, at least 200 such campgrounds have been dismantled. In issuing a controversial directive, the mayor first stated that city employees did not throw away personal belongings, but the next day he changed his mind and added that things are thrown away if they are “dirty”. Lawyers and news outlets filmed a video showing garbage trucks arriving at homeless campsites and destroying people's belongings. As of March 30, only five people whose tents had been demolished agreed to go to sleep in shelters.

Adams invited LGBT people to move from Florida to New York

Adams was outraged by a recent Florida law that bans schools from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity. So he invited members of the LGBT community from that state to move to New York.

Mayor is a vegan who eats fish

Adams has repeatedly stated that he is a vegan. However, in February, his veganism was called into question. An employee at Osteria La Baia in Midtown told reporters that the mayor sometimes eats fish. The rumor, dubbed “fishgate” by the national media, circulated all day long. As a result, Adams admitted that he sometimes cheats on his diet.