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Vol. 112 No. 44 | November 4, 2021 - November 10, 2021
THE NEW BLACK VIEW
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ADAMS’ BIG WIN (Ariama C. Long photo)
Dems Secure Gracie Mansion By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member, Amsterdam News Staff
showing up to the polls with a picture of his mother and shedding tears over his long journey to the mayor’s office. The Board of Elections posted New York City has voted in its that there were 169,879 unofficial second Black mayor. Eric Adams is early votes, with Brooklyn pulling in a lifelong Democrat, a health-con- 47,547 votes in what is likely Adams’ scious ex-cop, and the current bor- core audience. ough president of Brooklyn. The New York Times reported that Adams voted earlier Tuesday morning, Adams had 135,412 votes, or 75.6%,
around 9:17 p.m. on election night, and Adams was declared the winner of the mayoral race by the Associated Press. His Republican opponent Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, had 35,588 votes or 19.9%. Adams ran a campaign laser-focused on public safety and crime reduction, and was the assumed victor
in a city where Democratic votes usually outweigh Republican votes. He has made hefty promises to stay true to his low-income Brooklyn and Queens roots during his campaign. Adams’ watch party was held at the Brooklyn Marriott, just across the street from his borough hall offices. A multicultural and religiously diverse See ADAMS on page 6
Unvaccinated city workers take their last stand
National Action Network celebrates 30 years
By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff
By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff
But they’ll blame the mayor. And no city agency or union is immune to the anti-vaxxers. They’re a minority. A very loud mi“Yes, some UFT members did take nority. But a minority, nonetheless. the unpaid leave, which includes Municipal workers around the health coverage for a year,” said Alison city had until this Monday to get the Gendar, spokesperson for the United COVID-19 vaccine. They didn’t. Federation of Teachers. “Others took They’re now suspended without the severance package—cash in sick pay and have no one else to blame. See UNVACCINATED on page 6
day celebration for Sharpton. The event titled “A Celebration Above All” brought out a who’s who from The Rev. Al Sharpton and the Na- New York’s political circle, national tional Action Network (NAN) cel- leaders and entertainers giving praise ebrated 30 years of activism at a to NAN for three decades of fightceremony at Carnegie Hall Monday ing injustices. President Joe Biden, night with keynote speaker U.S. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mayor-elect Eric Vice President Kamala Harris. The Adams, voting rights activist/author See NAN on page 32 event also served as the 67th birth-