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rattling around the bureaucracy years and years, things won t change the way new yorkers want and deserve. reporter: eric adams held elected office for years. the next mayor must be someone that s gone through a lot to help people going through a lot. reporter: former new york police officer beaten by police as a teen, adams joined the force to fight police brutality from the inside. one time republican, adams focused much of the campaign on public safety and the economy. we have to get our businesses back up and operating. new york used to be the empire state. now we re too bureaucratic and too expensive. reporter: recently, she ran the massive sanitation department. she got a boost getting endorsed by board members of the new york times and new york daily news. feel a lot of momentum. reporter: a garcia win would make history. you would be the first woman elected to lead new york after hundreds of years, what you