Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A role model, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is eager to learn from others, as well
One month after taking on the role of Brooklyn’s most visible cheerleader and vocal advocate, former State Senator Eric Adams – now Brooklyn borough president — is still riding the bus and subway to work at his new office space in Brooklyn Borough Hall and he plans to keep it that way.
“It keeps you grounded when you’re rushing to a meeting and the number 4 train is stuck again and you’re delayed,” Adams joked. “I have a MetroCard monthly pass and am always waiting on line like everyone else, having conversations with people and doing the same things that everyone in the city does, so I can always stay true to understanding the needs of everyday New Yorkers.”
Everyday Brooklynites come in all shapes, sizes and colors, said Adams, for whom Black History Month is “a moment to reinforce my understanding of what it means to be black [and] what it means to be an American.