“We are going to loudly show our support and say to those living in Florida, ‘Listen, we want you here in New York,’” Adams said at City Hall yesterday.įor much of the Covid-19 pandemic, the trend has been going the other way. But a controversial law in Florida has given the mayor an opportunity to both shore up his gay rights bona fides and make a few digs at a rival state.Īdams kicked off an ad campaign aimed at showing New York’s support for LGBTQ Floridians and encouraging them to ditch a hostile state and pack their bags for the Big Apple. New York City Mayor Eric Adams got off to a rocky start with the LGBTQ community here at home. Presented by the American Chemistry Council