Ex-police captain Eric Adams wins Democratic primary for New York mayor

• Moderate Adams is expected to win in general election
• Progressive Maya Wiley condemns ranked-choice debacle'

Eric Adams, a former police captain, has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after appealing to the political center and promising to strike the right balance between fighting crime and ending racial injustice in policing.

Adams would be the city's second Black mayor if elected. He triumphed over a large field in New York's first major race to use ranked-choice voting.