NYC Mayor Eric Adams Will Ruin the City to Save Himself

UPDATED: Some insane yet predictable news about Adams broke after I wrote this. I’ve added a bit at the end to address it.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Those are the words attributed to the Statue of Liberty in The New Colossus, a poem by Emma Lazarus. Those words (along with the poem) are enshrined on a bronze plaque in the Statue of Liberty. That sentiment has long been embraced by the great city of New York. The plaque will remain long after the city’s current mayor’s legacy of corruption and cowardice fades into obscurity.

My complaints about Adams are not new, but they are justified. The Forever Cop turned fake Democratic Mayor will certainly be remembered for his time in office. He has spent most of it cutting social services, attacking the unhoused, blaming migrants for his failures, ballooning the NYPD’s budget, trying to shut down libraries, refusing to close Ryker’s Island, (allegedly) taking bribes from foreign countries, and trying to “both sides” the Mets versus Yankees rivalry. He’s the worst and I haven’t even mentioned every terrible thing he’s done (or tried to do).

However, something happened yesterday that is beyond the pale. As I mentioned, Adams is being investigated for being laughably corrupt. You can tell the charges must have some merit because the man has tried everything but chewing his foot off to escape them. After the election of our current President, Adams went into ass-kisser mode in a way that would make the most sycophantic losers blush. He met with Trump on his Golf Course, presumably complimenting him on his form while saying “Please don’t send me to jail, sir.” Then, he drove overnight at the last minute to attend Trump’s inauguration.

Adams’ embracing of Trump is disgusting for a plethora of reasons. He’s joining a long line of Black men who are sucking up and expecting a seat at the table while the President unfolds his racist assault against DEI programs. The Mayor used to have enough of a semblance of a spine to criticize Trump’s rampant s***tiness and has now tossed that aside to save his ass. NYC is a city that has led the charge against the President, especially from a legal standpoint, and now its Mayor is bending over backward to please him. And it’s about to get worse.

According to The City, Adams held a closed-door meeting with his top officials to offer guidance about what to do when ICE comes to town. The guidance offered? Lay back and take it. Adams told them not to criticize the President or Government on social media and that he would make sure NYC doesn’t lose funding, which could be pulled if the city doesn’t cooperate. So, given Adams’s recent trend of capitulation, it’s easy to guess how he will keep the city getting those government bucks.

This comes after a memo was sent out to Migrant Shelters saying employees could call upon ICE if they felt “reasonably threatened.” So, the Mayor is letting people make life-altering decisions based on vibes. Now, it’s unfortunately time to assume the worst is yet to come. New York City, a land built on the backs of people from other lands, will help the government demonize those who make it great. Its ideals will be cast aside so a criminal loser can have his ass saved by another criminal loser.

Luckily, there may be a way around this. This is an election year for Adams. I don’t think he would win re-election lest he face Curtis Sliwa again. However, he may not even make it that far. NYC has a primary election this year. New Yorkers have a chance to choose a leader who will actually stick to their Democratic ideals. Adams does not deserve to be the Mayor of New York, and if Dems need a reason to stick it to him at the polls, I know a big green lady who could offer some inspiration.

Wouldn’t that have been a nice way to end this article? A call for inspiration from one of the city’s brightest symbols of hope and acceptance? But alas, the Department of Justice has announced plans to drop the charges Eric Adams is facing because he has been a good little boy. His ass-kissing has worked. His shamelessness will keep him out of prison and now NYC is left wondering what horrors he will unleash with his remaining time in office (unless Governor Kathy Hochul does her f***ing job and removes him, which she can do).

Describing his future/potential actions as horrific isn’t hyperbole. A man who Donald Trump has firmly in his little pocket is in charge of a police force worth $11 billion. Families will be torn apart. People will be hurt. A gutless, shell of a man will do the bidding of a hateful, subhuman monster. It will be hard to deal with, and at times, it will seem easier to give up. But there is No Quit in New York Fucking City. It is bigger than Eric Adams like it is bigger than Donald Trump. It has weathered many a storm, and it is still standing. That won’t stop. New Yorkers won’t let it.