{"id":6094,"date":"2025-04-28T14:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:28:59","slug":"the-bronxs-relationship-with-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-bronxs-relationship-with-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams","title":{"rendered":"The Bronx&#8217;s Relationship with New York City Mayor Eric Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although the Bronx is the city&#8217;s fourth most populous borough with 1.4 million residents, it&#8217;s often overlooked in elections because it has the lowest voter turnout. Typically, only 13\u201315% of eligible voters cast a ballot. This creates a vicious cycle: candidates ignore the borough, and residents, in turn, are less motivated to vote. But the Bronx has a &#8220;voice&#8221; that impacts New York City mayoral elections every time. In this article, <a href=\"http:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/\">bronx-yes.com<\/a> explores the relationship between Bronx residents and the city&#8217;s current mayor, as well as the borough&#8217;s role in the general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a142d4cc5b5e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a142d4cc5b5e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-bronxs-relationship-with-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams\/#The_Bronxs_Role_in_New_York_City_Mayoral_Elections\" >The Bronx&#8217;s Role in New York City Mayoral Elections<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-bronxs-relationship-with-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams\/#How_the_Bronx_Voted_for_Adams_in_2021\" >How the Bronx Voted for Adams in 2021<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-bronxs-relationship-with-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams\/#Disappointment_with_the_Incumbent_Mayor\" >Disappointment with the Incumbent Mayor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-bronxs-relationship-with-new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams\/#The_Bronxs_New_Favorites\" >The Bronx&#8217;s New Favorites<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bronxs_Role_in_New_York_City_Mayoral_Elections\"><\/span>The Bronx&#8217;s Role in New York City Mayoral Elections<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bronx has complex socioeconomic problems, including high poverty and unemployment rates and poor health outcomes. This also affects the borough&#8217;s political engagement. However, activists and elected officials emphasize that candidates need to move beyond general slogans and offer real solutions for the Bronx, especially after the borough was hit hard by COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bronx-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/ad_4nxdqjnk-ami2b39oqvpt8xsdugn6ape7fa2tysnx0x_p0zx9xxqmuujoigcrj1pvs37l491usdh-xjhvbdi_nworhj9oqb9syl-kogilfhlwg2sjnf1fqkemons_m3pgjowkeypiktu1zqbcpcaiunmnkzcmog.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some candidates try to build relationships with local Bronx leaders and organizations, but there has never been a true &#8220;Bronx native&#8221; candidate among the frontrunners. Politicians tend to favor more developed and successful boroughs and focus on their problems. Local leaders, business groups, and nonprofit organizations urge candidates to develop concrete programs to help the Bronx\u2014creating jobs, developing small businesses, providing affordable housing, and improving education. Some candidates have indeed started paying more attention to the Bronx in their campaigns. For example, one of Maya Wiley&#8217;s first moves in the 2021 election was to post a photo on Twitter of her having lunch with Carl Heastie in the Bronx. Shaun Donovan also launched his campaign in the South Bronx, where he once worked at a nonprofit. Andrew Yang, though he started his campaign in Manhattan, visited the Bronx multiple times. Several candidates also visited the Hunts Point market in a show of support for striking workers demanding higher wages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Sean Donovan&#8217;s campaign said at the time that their team aimed to change the perception of the Bronx:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis is arguably the most important borough, and I&#8217;m not just saying that because I live here and I love it. We build in the Bronx because it\u2019s often the borough people think of as the worst. It\u2019s always thought of as less valuable&#8230; This community literally rebuilt itself, endured the fires, and rose again. We want them to know that they are important; they are valued for more than just their vote. They are valued as people. Their issues are important.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>But little has changed in the 2025 campaign. Candidates still continue to focus on other boroughs, giving the Bronx minimal attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Bronx_Voted_for_Adams_in_2021\"><\/span>How the Bronx Voted for Adams in 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won the Democratic primary in the race for mayor of New York City, earning 31% of the first-choice votes and ultimately winning in the ranked-choice voting after eight rounds of counting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bronx-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/ad_4nxdlj1q6cjw5lbd3uj-hqykypj0uur6lsc9wpacr50lpuslqlltnpbl4sxtjvcivrgg_cwiguilyrnzymoqiqdicgzv68g-p7u8gizf4vbhoa2kcd740qgva6kjnzjecyamkeypiktu1zqbcpcaiunmnkzcmog.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And although Bronx Senator Gustavo Rivera endorsed Scott Stringer for mayor, the majority of Bronx residents&#8217; votes went to Eric Adams. Stringer, the only candidate who had previously won an election in the Bronx, was counting on the borough. He made several working visits, held a virtual meeting with South Bronx residents, and secured the endorsement of Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Senator Alessandra Biaggi, and Assemblywoman Amanda Septimo. So why did the Bronx support Adams this time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s likely that the direction of Eric Adams&#8217; campaign played a decisive role, as it resonated with the Bronx&#8217;s demographics. Adams&#8217; main campaign theme was speaking out against the city&#8217;s elites. He positioned himself as a defender of New York&#8217;s non-white working class and contrasted himself with the elite neighborhoods of Manhattan and their candidates. When his opponents Kathryn Garcia and Andrew Yang joined forces against him, Adams framed it as an attempt to suppress the votes of Black and Latino voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bronx-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/ad_4nxcve7ujiv-jttc-ra38oqiqgjjv7suvsm3z4sswcveishoymclnjwwhukcvrt_ctvpotb4om__ade92ti0a9ngysvinf69fto-zi1usgi4cym6foje_eqcaul9kbqlxv1ikeypiktu1zqbcpcaiunmnkzcmog.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His strategy worked: he gained support in many parts of the city outside of its elite center, including the Bronx, where this ethnic group is heavily represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you look at New York through the lens of its political regions, Adams won three of the five such regions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Black Bloc (Brooklyn and Queens) \u2013 neighborhoods with a predominantly Black population and low levels of higher education. Here, Adams received 63% of the vote.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crossroads \u2013 mixed neighborhoods at the intersection of other political regions. There, he won 37% and was especially strong in predominantly Black areas of Brooklyn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>True-Blue Bronx \u2013 a Latino neighborhood where Adams managed to get 47% support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams&#8217; worst results came from elite circles\u2014white, affluent neighborhoods with high levels of education. Here, he only won 15% support. Therefore, Adams&#8217; victory was based on the support of residents from the city&#8217;s outer and less privileged boroughs, not on the favor of the white elites. And the Bronx is arguably the least elite borough in all of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bronx-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/ad_4nxdvuoqja3ilnji3sggqeeqrl1c22dqvlqn8hepunwxh899mtharno1iozfi2qfkffmcfq30wzmlcoij4ynasj1hzuxetjvaci4md-rjfnbp3s2i765ep6rigv3cdrmb1sekeypiktu1zqbcpcaiunmnkzcmog.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disappointment_with_the_Incumbent_Mayor\"><\/span>Disappointment with the Incumbent Mayor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But Eric Adams has not met the expectations of Bronx residents, so in the 2025 election, it&#8217;s unlikely he can count on the same strong support in this borough. At a Bronx mayoral candidate forum in November 2024, all the Democratic contenders were present\u2014except for the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams. His seat remained empty, and the participants of the event spent more time criticizing him than each other. The event&#8217;s moderator, Kirsten John Foy, noted that the unwillingness to show up in the Bronx could have consequences for Adams in the election:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re not comfortable showing up in the Bronx today, voters may not be comfortable showing up for you on Election Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the main topics of the forum were the problems of accessibility to city services, safety, and transportation, but Eric Adams&#8217; name came up quite often despite his absence. Former City Comptroller Scott Stringer criticized the corruption <a href=\"https:\/\/bronx-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/high-profile-corruption-scandal-involving-eric-adams\">scandals<\/a> surrounding the incumbent mayor and his migrant policy. Stringer accused Adams of worsening relations with the White House through his attacks on former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bronx-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/ad_4nxehswlr7kkfzvny8uuuqdnoumvalf546gribtn4vywreduwsqnysyw6wy2se3ei8bbgtfbyjmp63lf_oojtcgwvi4vigovppuaz5unopxaxk7xrmuvflwamq-lzuibtopikeypiktu1zqbcpcaiunmnkzcmog.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum also discussed the return of former Governor Andrew Cuomo to the political stage. But Senator Zellnor Myrie warned voters to be cautious, mentioning past promises of politicians and the scandals surrounding Cuomo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A representative for Cuomo, in response, highlighted his achievements as governor, but Public Advocate Jumaane Williams clearly stated that Cuomo is a dangerous candidate who, like Trump, knows how to manipulate people&#8217;s fears for his own gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bronxs_New_Favorites\"><\/span>The Bronx&#8217;s New Favorites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the likely frontrunners for mayor of New York in the Bronx for 2025 is former New York State Assemblyman from the Bronx, Michael Blake, who announced his intention to run in late 2024. Blake, who represented the 79th district from 2015 to 2020, plans to focus on expanding social services, supporting nonprofits, and ensuring justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his campaign platform, &#8220;Our City, Our Home, Our Dreams,&#8221; he promises to implement universal healthcare for children, expedite payments to nonprofits, introduce tax breaks for college graduates and businesses, and enact a balanced policy on safety, housing, and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake joins a large list of Democratic candidates, including City Comptroller Brad Lander and former Comptroller Scott Stringer. He sharply criticized Adams, accusing him of putting his own interests ahead of those of New Yorkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bronx-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2025\/04\/ad_4nxfmqbdxwgkop__egajvsgd5ocgo4f204-51bnm9czasa1vcwkxnveqkeh73_xq96jmb3u_bnyqfjbdsmn5flsp0wc6gzzdbi3fitfxr6ged_nhehh4-s9wtitqnrxm6hookeypiktu1zqbcpcaiunmnkzcmog.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Blake, Republican Gonzalo Duran, vice-chair of the Bronx Conservative Party, who previously lost a congressional election, has also announced his candidacy for mayor. So it&#8217;s possible that Bronx residents this time will favor one of these two candidates, hoping that a Bronx native will focus their attention on the borough that so desperately needs it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Bronx is the city&#8217;s fourth most populous borough with 1.4 million residents, it&#8217;s often overlooked in elections because it has the lowest voter turnout. Typically, only 13\u201315% of eligible voters cast a ballot. This creates a vicious cycle: candidates ignore the borough, and residents, in turn, are less motivated to vote. 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