Overview
- Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams said New Yorkers should be "alarmed" and repeated his warning of "dark days" under Mayor‑elect Zohran Mamdani.
- Adams criticized proposals he attributes to Mamdani, including disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group and removing 3,000 detainees from Rikers Island.
- He argued for hiring 5,000 additional police officers and said people with serious mental illness should not be left to live on city streets.
- Adams urged a clear denunciation of antisemitism, specifically calling out the slogan "globalize the intifada" and threats near houses of worship.
- He noted the close election result and pressed for respect of democratic outcomes, urging cooperation with President Trump following Mamdani’s White House meeting.