{"id":23847,"date":"2022-01-01T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T10:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=23847"},"modified":"2022-01-01T19:21:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T14:21:26","slug":"eric-adams-takes-oath-as-nyc-mayor-after-times-square-ball-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/23847","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams took oath for NYC Mayor after New Year celebrations."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk:<\/p>\n<p>Eric Adams was sworn in as the next mayor of New York City in Times Square just after the ball drops on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>The 110th mayor of New York, a Democrat, took his oath of office holding up a framed photograph of his mother, Dorothy and resting his hand on a family Bible.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I, Eric Adams, do solemnly swear, that I will support the Constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of New York, and the charter of the city of New York, and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of the mayor of the city of New York, to the best of my abilities, so help me God,&#8221; he repeated after Associate Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us live in Times Square as Eric Adams is sworn in as the 110th Mayor of the City of New York! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tog8WX1k3C\">https:\/\/t.co\/tog8WX1k3C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NYC Mayor&#39;s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayorsOffice\/status\/1477142372446257154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As confetti continued to drift across Times Square, Adams recited his oath of office. He used his family&#8217;s bible to take the oath of office as he is sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City, becoming the second Black man in the city&#8217;s history, after the late David Dinkins to hold the position.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Adams, 61, said on Twitter that his administration is &#8220;fully prepared to hit the ground running.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy New Year, New York! I&#39;m so excited about the future of the greatest City in the world, and humbled to be your Mayor. <\/p>\n<p>Tonight, let&#39;s (safely!) celebrate. Tomorrow the work begins! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OdAYQzxn4W\">pic.twitter.com\/OdAYQzxn4W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1477145856386162691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The retired New York Police Department captain, who embraced a public safety message during his campaign, defeated Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa in the November election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk: Eric Adams was sworn in as the next mayor of New York City in Times Square just after the ball drops on New Year&#8217;s Eve. 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