Many past New York City mayors held unexpected pre-political jobs such as translator, ski bum, and Broadway lyricist. The current mayoral field includes a rapper-turned state lawmaker, a three-term former governor with a political family legacy, an incumbent mayor with two decades as a police officer, and a GOP nominee who has patrolled streets and subways since the 1970s. A high-powered attorney briefly ran but withdrew after limited poll support. Incumbent Eric Adams has led the city since 2022, maintains residences in Gracie Mansion and Bedford Stuyvesant, and faces questions about time spent at a New Jersey co-op.
Before they became famous, many past New York City mayors had colorful backgrounds Fiorello LaGuardia was a translator at the Ellis Island Immigration Center, John Lindsay was a ski bum and the scandal-plagued Jimmy Walker was a Broadway lyricist. The four men running this November for what's often called the second-toughest job in America also bring unique experiences to the table that may give voters a glimpse into their leadership style, and help inform them of making the right choice to serve as mayor for the next four years.
Eric Adams Mayor Eric AdamsPhoto by Lloyd Mitchell Eric Adams has served as New York City's 110th mayor since the start of 2022, after overcoming a crowded field of challengers in the 2021 Democratic primary and blowing out Republican Curtis Sliwa in that year's general election. The 65-year-old Democrat is the city's second Black mayor. Adams, like most mayors, lives in the mayor's official residence at Gracie Mansion and owns a row house in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. However, questions have been raised about how much time he spends at a co-op he co-owns with his long-time partner Tracey Collins in Fort Lee, NJ. In 2006, he retired from the
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