Eric Adams, Curtis Sliwa spar in 1st NYC mayoral debate
The two men running to become New York City’s next mayor offered starkly different visions Wednesday about how to lead the nation’s largest city out of the pandemic, improve public safety and gird the city of 8.8 million people for more powerful storms driven by climate change.
Democrat Eric AdamsĀ and Republican Curtis Sliwa also sparred over personal and character issues, with Adams lambasting Sliwa for having admitted in the past to making up crimes and for ābuffoonery.ā
Sliwa, the founder of the 1970s-era Guardian AngelsĀ anti-crime patrol, insisted he’s the candidate more in-touch with regular New Yorkers. He said he feels they accept his apology for having falsely claimed he was kidnapped decades ago and boasting of faked exploits from his unarmed patrols.