Eric Adams to Cuomo: ‘Get Out’ and Let Me Beat Mamdani

Conversations with Coleman

The Free Press

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.5 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

New York City’s mayor on Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo; socialism and corruption; policing and power; rats and redemption. New York City mayor Eric Adams has had a controversial time in office. So why should New Yorkers trust him for another four years? In this episode, we talk about Adams’ criticisms of Zohran Mamdani, his call to Andrew Cuomo to step aside, and yes: rats, e-bikes, and trash. Adams also opens up about the police beating him as a teen, and how that moment shaped his life in law enforcement and politics. A special thanks to our sponsors: Go to groundnews.com/Coleman to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on today’s biggest news stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman.
0:04.1	My guest today is Eric Adams.
0:07.0	Eric Adams is the current mayor of New York City and former captain of the NYPD.
0:12.0	He has spent more than two decades in law enforcement.
0:15.3	He represented Brooklyn's 20-est state Senate district from 2007 to 2013,
0:20.0	and he served as Brooklyn Borough President from 2014 to
0:23.6	2022. In this episode, we talk about why Eric Adams defended the police even at the height of the
0:29.2	BLM movement, as did I. We talk about Zoran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral hopeful that has come
0:35.2	seemingly out of nowhere to become the favorite in the race,
0:38.3	as well as how Adams plans to beat him. We talk about the mistakes that Andrew Cuomo made in his
0:43.8	failed bid to grab the Democratic nomination. We talk about how to make housing affordable and
0:48.7	subway safer. We talk about the problems posed by e-bikes. We talk about how to make the streets of New York City cleaner, and much more.
0:56.6	So without further ado, Eric Adams.
1:02.9	My name is Sherlock Holmes.
1:08.9	It's an unusual name.
1:10.7	Introducing Young Sherlock, a new Guy Ritchie series.
1:13.6	What game are we playing today?
1:15.6	Discover the origins.
1:16.6	It's leaving.
1:17.6	Those days are surely behind me.
1:19.6	Of crime's most iconic mind.
1:21.6	There has been a break-in.
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