{"id":242915,"date":"2025-09-21T02:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T02:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/242915\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T02:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T02:52:10","slug":"nyc-mayor-eric-adams-releases-cartoon-criticizing-opponent-zohran-mamdani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/242915\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Eric Adams releases cartoon criticizing opponent Zohran Mamdani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Editor\u2019s note: The video above aired in a previous newscast.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2014 New York City Mayor Eric Adams took jabs at Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a political cartoon posted on his X account Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericadamsfornyc\/status\/1969547363602874547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:evening;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">evening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The political cartoon has been seen by thousands of social media users, according to the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201clol\u2026 is this for real?\u201d posted one social media user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAgreed, this is why we need Cuomo,\u201d wrote another social media user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cartoon shows a road with two options. One side has a sunny house, while the other side features a dark house. The boy in the middle represents New Yorkers, as depicted in the cartoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the right side, there is a depiction of a house shrouded in darkness, set against a cloudy sky with lightning. The words \u201csocialism,\u201d \u201ccrime,\u201d \u201cfalse promises,\u201d and \u201cZohran Mamdani\u201d are displayed prominently. This imagery seemingly reflects Mamdani\u2019s political stance as a Democratic Socialist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the left, a house is depicted in the sun, with rays of light coming out behind it. It reads \u201csafety, security, a better future.\u201d Eric Adams\u2019 name is displayed prominently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe choice is clear. Safety and affordability from a proven leader, not false promises and dangerous policies from someone with no real experience,\u201d reads the social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mamdani is favored to be the next mayor of New York City, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mamdani-leads-race-nyc-mayor-100000264.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:recent polls.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent polls.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PIX11 News reached out to the Mayor\u2019s office and Mamdani\u2019s campaign for comment, but they were not immediatley available to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/matthew-euzarraga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. 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