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
edit it. representative, best of luck. we appreciate you joining us. thank you. thank you so much. he ll be the second black man to hold the job. former police captain eric adams elected as new york city mayor. we ll take a closer look at him next. what is it? so you can get to know your new granddaughter. we re so glad you re here. come on over! oh honey. she just needs some time. how was school? you ought to be very proud. i m proud of you. here s another picture of your mommy. she smiled so hard, her front tooth popped out. goodnight grandma. did you call me grandma?
rising crime is that public safety is key to prosperity in the city. tonight gloria borger looks at the journey adams has taken to get to city hall. reporter: for eric adams, it been a long and deliberate trek from his childhood home in queens to gray see mansion. right here was ms. brown. i used to run her papers. reporter: not anymore. how long have you wanted to be mayor? is this the job you always dreamed of? not always dreamed of but it happened 24 years ago. reporter: when a mentor gave him advice about climbing the political ladder, he took it. he said if you want to be mayor, here are four things you need to do. reporter: so he got a masters degree and joined the police department and became a state senator and brooklyn burro president. i m on queue what i m supposed to do. i m the mayor. reporter: what exactly
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