| Adams, who has served as president of the Brooklyn borough since 2014, defeated Curtis Sliwa (R), a radio talk show host and founder of crime prevention group the Guardian Angels, in the heavily Democratic city, according to the Associated Press. Adams, 61, a former police captain, will succeed Bill de Blasio (D). |
| | | | Politics Alert | Nov. 2, 9:18 p.m. EDT | | | | | Adams, who has served as president of the Brooklyn borough since 2014, defeated Curtis Sliwa (R), a radio talk show host and founder of crime prevention group the Guardian Angels, in the heavily Democratic city, according to the Associated Press. Adams, 61, a former police captain, will succeed Bill de Blasio (D). | | | | | |
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