eric leroy adams (born september 1, 1960) is an american politician. adams is the mayor of new york city since 2022. he was the borough president of brooklyn, new york city. before, he was a democratic state senator in the new york senate, representing the 20th senate district. on november 5, 2013, adams was elected brooklyn borough president, the first african-american to hold the position. before becoming a politician, he was a police officer for the new york city police department for 22 years.