44K views · 89 reactions | New York City's new mayor, Eric Adams, who was sworn in on New Year's Eve, discusses the challenges that lie ahead for the city with the current surge of COVID-19 cases. "COVID is a formidable opponent and it continues to evolve, and we must pivot and evolve with it, but you can't do it viewing yourself from within the crisis," Adams tells anchor George Stephanopoulos. https://abcn.ws/3JDqcve | This Week | Facebook

NEW: New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams previews plan to fight COVID and "keep our city open." "That's the goal. We can't shut down our city again. We can't allow the city to go further into economic despair." https://abcn.ws/3quqcVC | ABC News

On January 1, New York City turned a page. Mayor Eric Adams stepped out. Mayor Zohran Mamdani stepped in. At Village Preservation, we are watching closely. And on day one, we reached out. Read the letter and send your own to the Mayor at villagepreservation.org/dearmayor. The new Mayor has promised an audacious break from the past. We agree. That break is overdue. The previous administration avoided landmark designations, greenlit destructive development, and sidelined neighborhood voices. Those