NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Four years ago, Eric Adams was about to become the 110th mayor of New York.

He was a man whose broad smile and optimistic outlook won a lot of New Yorkers over. Adams called himself the new face of the Democratic Party, and he was, until he wasn't.

He has a strong resume, but during his term, he also had a some downsides.

In his first TV interview about his soon-to-be former job of mayor, Eric Adams looked back, and talked about the future with Bill Ritter for Up Close.

Bill's first question to him: what grade would he give his tenure?

"We brought down crime, we saved lives. The numbers are clear. Lowest numbers of shootings and shooting victims in the history of this city. Our economy is the best it has ever been," Adams said. "Then if you look at the record

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