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Ex-policeman Eric Adams was elected New York City's next mayor on Tuesday and will become just the second African American to lead the United States's largest city. SOUNDBITE
New York (USA), Feb 11 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Alba Vigaray) The chair occupied by Bill de Blasio, the current mayor of New York, "the capital of the world" as many New Yorkers like to call it, will be empty this year and some thirty politicians, activists and business owners have already set their sights on it: The race has only just begun.FOOTAGE OF NEW YORK.
This week President-elect Joe Biden nominated Pete Buttigieg to lead the Department of Transportation. According to Business Insider the news of the nomination was met with derision and some lighthearted chuckling. "Mayor Pete" had overseen the city of South Bend, Indiana. Their total population is a fraction of what a mass transit system like New York's can handle in an hour. Is Mayor Pete really the right guy to commandeer America's freight, air, rail and road? With a crumbling infrastructure and COVID still raging, only time will tell if he can handle the monumental job ahead of him.
A four yard tall bronze statue of Marvel Comic's fictional superhero Captain America was unveiled in New York's Prospect Park on Wednesday. The statue will stand in the park temporarily to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the legendary character.
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio says Eric Garner case has put the relationship between police and the community in sharp focus but he calls for peaceful protests. Rough Cut (No Reporter Narration)
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio says Eric Garner case has put the relationship between police and the community in sharp focus but he calls for peaceful protests. Rough Cut (No Reporter Narration)