31st annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival sets sail, Adams becomes first mayor to race

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Thousands swarmed to Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park over the weekend for the 31st annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival — among them, the city’s top elected official.

Mayor Eric Adams often boasts about his time in the Police Department, during which he donned a bulletproof vest. On Saturday, hizzoner traded in the ballistic armor for a life jacket as he became the first mayor to participate in a boat race during the festival’s three-decade history.