Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that he is not concerned Republican President-elect Donald Trump thinks of climate change as a “hoax” even as New York City grapples with a historic drought and a recent spate of wildfires.
Hizzoner, during his weekly off-topic news conference, told reporters that he is not worried about Trump’s pledge to roll back the Biden administration’s efforts to rein in carbon emissions because he believes the city will still be able to tackle the crisis on the local level. His comments come as the city has seen an explosion of brush fires in its parks over the past couple of weeks caused by ongoing drought-like conditions.
