city that never sleeps to the joy of opponents. >> eric adams is with the elites, the suites, the tiktok bars. come on, eric, come back. come back to the streets and subways. >> i am the american dream. >> reporter: back on the street where he grew up as he thinks about running the city, he also thinks of his mom who worried about him as he struggled with undiagnosed dyslexia. >> she said i pray for you. out of all of my children, i pray the hardest for you. >> reporter: she died earlier this year leaving behind her well worn and annotated bible. >> it almost became an anchor because there were days we had nothing but prayer. this is the bible that i'm going to place my hands on when i'm sworn in. >> reporter: adams becomes mayor after beating a slew of more progressive democrats in the new york primary by given the