Progressives concerned as Eric Adams takes helm as New York mayor

Homelessness, safe housing, police brutality and racial injustice - does Bill de Blasio's replacement have the policies to fix them?

For many New Yorkers, the inauguration of Eric Adams as the 110th mayor of New York City - and only the second Black person to serve in the position - has evoked a range of feelings, from excitement at the possibility of change to confusion and concern.

Adams' rise through city and state politics was fairly typical. In addition to serving as a New York police captain, he was the Brooklyn borough president and a state senator. But he remains an unconventional, even enigmatic figure. There are questions surrounding his home address and curiosity about his plant-based diet, but information about his actual policies remain scarce.