Eric Adams was declared the winner in the race for mayor of New York City on Tuesday after an initial count of in-person, early voting and absentee ballots. The Associated Press made the call after the New York City Board of Elections released the preliminary results of the June 22 Democratic primaries.
Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, maintained a slight lead of more than 8,000 votes over Kathryn Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner, according to an updated tally that included most of the 125,000 absentee ballots that were not included in the first count of the ranked-choice votes announced last week. The 50.5-49.5% margin is well over the half percent threshold that would force a hand recount.
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As the city s most impoverished borough, the Bronx has seen its deep-rooted problems exacerbated by the pandemic. It currently ranks as the state s unhealthiest county, with heart disease and obesity afflicting many in the borough. While the Bronx s unemployment rate stood at 4% in December 2019, it has soared as high as 24% during the pandemic, leaving scores of Bronx residents jobless.
But it doesn t mean all of the Bronx s successes have been obliterated. Construction of new residences remains strong across the borough, though other large-scale projects including the construction of four Metro-North stations along an existing Amtrak line and the Kingsbridge National Ice Center remain in limbo for at least five years.