"Public safety was the defining issue of the 2021 mayor's race. The city was experiencing an uptick in crime brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and current Mayor Eric Adams rode to victory on his pledge to tackle crime and disorder. In the years since, murders and shootings have dropped, according to NYPD statistics yet New Yorkers have been slow to feel as safe as they believed they were in 2019."
"The 2025 mayor's race has been dominated by a different issue: affordability. Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary largely because of his relentless focus on lowering costs across the five boroughs. Although Adams, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa all made their own pitches for addressing affordability to keep pace with Mamdani, they have often sought to bring the focus back to public safety."
Public safety defined the 2021 mayoral contest as the city experienced an uptick in crime during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Eric Adams won promising to tackle crime and disorder. NYPD statistics show murders and shootings have since declined, but many New Yorkers do not yet feel as safe as they did in 2019. The 2025 race centers on affordability, with Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic primary by focusing on lowering costs. Adams, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa have presented affordability proposals while often refocusing on public safety. Adams emphasizes double-digit decreases in murders and shootings and removal of over 23,000 guns.
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