5 Takeaways From Adrienne Adams’ State of the City Address

The speaker of New York’s Council took shots at Mayor Eric Adams and President Trump while touting housing plans, ‘holistic’ centers and transit fare relief.

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams at a media availability event in City Hall in Newy York on Dec. 5, 2024. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch TImes

NEW YORK—Speaker of the City Council Adrienne Adams gave her State of the City address on March 4 at the Jazz at Lincoln Center concert hall in what may be her opening shot for a mayoral run.

Adams, 63, who is not related to New York Mayor Eric Adams, said that she prides herself on being the first black woman speaker for the female-majority council.