New York Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams attends a press conference regarding new NYPD departmental guidelines for police officer retraining at the New York Police Academy in the Flushing section of Queens, New York, on December 4, 2014. The new guidelines were implemented in the wake of the a Grand Jury's decision not to indict an NYPD office in the Eric Garner case. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)
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NEW YORK CITY (77WABC) – New York City Mayor-Elect Eric Adams has officially scrapped his inauguration due to the rise in Covid-19 cases throughout the tri-state area.
Adams, Comptroller-elect Brad Lander, and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams made the somewhat expected announcement Tuesday morning in a joint statement.
The statement went on to read:
“Dear fellow New Yorkers, it is clear that our city is facing a formidable opponent in the omicron variant of COVID-19, and that the spike in cases presents a serious risk to public health. After consulting with public health experts, we have decided that our joint inauguration ceremony will be postponed to a later date in order to prioritize the health of all who were planning to attend, cover, and work on this major event. Health and safety must come first. We encourage all New Yorkers to get vaccinated, get boosted, and get tested. That is our pathway out of this pandemic, and we will come out of it together.”
According to a source close to the mayor, Adams never really wanted a big event, adding that if ultimately canceled, the money earmarked for the celebratory event would go to charity instead.
“I don’t need anything fancy, I’m still the mayor!” Adams said Monday. “I don’t need an inauguration, all I need is a mattress and a floor to execute being the mayor of the City of New York,” Adams added. “I don’t need an inauguration.”
The inauguration had been planned for the evening of January 1 at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn.
