Adams unsure he’ll attend Mamdani inauguration, says mayor-elect’s fans ‘protest everything’

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday that he was unsure whether he would attend Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s January inauguration, saying some of the latter’s supporters “protest everything.”

Adams has taken on a more conciliatory tone toward Mamdani after positioning himself as one of his foremost rivals during the mayoral campaign. When asked about his plans to attend Mamdani’s inauguration, Adams said he was open to it but would speak to his successor first, as he doesn’t want to “disrupt his day.”

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