New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams postpones inauguration ceremony

Eric Adams and his all-women deputy mayors

Eric Adams and his all-women deputy mayors

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams has postponed his inauguration ceremony, which was set for Jan. 1, due to the rise in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

“It is clear that our city is facing a formidable opponent in the Omicron variant,” he said in the statement.

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“After consulting public health experts, we have decided that our joint inauguration ceremony will be postponed to a later date,” the statement added.

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