NYC Council selects Adrienne Adams to be 1st Black speaker
The New York City Council will have its first Black leader after Adrienne Adams was chosen as the council’s speaker Wednesday.
Adams, a Democrat from Queens, was elected to serve as speaker on a 49-2 vote by council members.
The 61-year-old is a lifelong resident of Queens and was a Bayside High School classmate of New York City’s new Mayor Eric Adams. The two are unrelated.
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