{"id":452340,"date":"2025-12-17T03:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/452340\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T03:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:30:14","slug":"eric-adams-celebrates-himself-one-term-as-nyc-mayor-with-time-capsule-to-be-dug-up-in-just-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/452340\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Adams celebrates himself, one term as NYC mayor with time capsule to be dug up in just 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He hopes you had the time of your life.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams buried a time capsule at City Hall Tuesday to celebrate himself and his four years in office \u2014 a gift to people a whole 10 years in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner and his deputies stuffed the \u201cAdams Administration Time Capsule\u201d with items from his administration including a padlock used to shut down illegal weed shops, a key <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/26\/us-news\/lawmakers-community-group-sue-to-unravel-sweeping-adams-admin-zoning-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">representing his \u201cCity of Yes\u201d housing policy<\/a> and a piece of an NYPD drone.<\/p>\n<p>The time capsule is set to be dug up in just 10 years. SARAH YENESEL\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Adams thanked his staff who stuck by him throughout trials and tribulations. SARAH YENESEL\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time capsule will be sealed and buried right here for New Yorkers to open in 10 years and look back at one of the most transformative periods of our city\u2019s history,\u201d he said in the rotunda of New York\u2019s City Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready. I did what I had to do. I left everything I had on the Ice,\u201d he added, as moving trucks lined Park Row, and movers packed up his belongings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/15\/us-news\/adams-tells-mamdani-to-keep-homelessness-under-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adams contributed<\/a> a vinyl record meant to word play on the \u201crecords\u201d he broke during his mayoralty \u2014 while First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro opted for a bike speedometer \u2013 showcasing the admin\u2019s work to bring down e-bike speed limits.<\/p>\n<p>Adams thanked his staff who stuck by him throughout trials and tribulations \u2013 most famously his 2024 federal bribery indictment that was later dropped by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been ups and downs. And when you look from the outside, you think that all our team may have done is frown,\u201d Adams added.\u00a0\u201cNo, we laughed a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adams and his deputies filled the capsule with mementos during his time as mayor. SARAH YENESEL\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following a ceremony, the capsule was brought outside of City Hall\u2019s east entrance\u00a0\u2013 where a slab of stone was dug up and a plaque identifying the spot was fastened to the steel fence outside of the complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Adams hasn\u2019t yet made public what his next career move will be \u2013 he is slated to fly Mexico Tuesday evening and later to Europe, according to sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked what he plans to do on his trip, Adams replied, \u201cDrink single malt scotch and have fun.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He hopes you had the time of your life. 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