york city, where the new year brings a new mayor. former police captain eric leroy adams became the city s 110th mayor, only the second black person ever elected to that office, mere moments after the ball dropped in times square early yesterday morning. mayor adams is inheriting the biggest municipal budget and largest workforce in big apple history. joining him in city hall will be the five deputy mayors he appointed, all of them women. and he will need them as he manages a very full plate with both new and familiar challenges, including navigating the city s evolving omicron surge, resuming in person schooling tomorrow for the nation s largest public school district, and building local alliances with fellow democrats who are much further to his political left. labor leaders endorsed adams in the democratic primary last year to be, quote, new york city s blue collar mayor. now that he is mayor, will he meet those expectations?