On Friday, the traditionally right-of-center news outlet, the New York Post, endorsed Democrat Eric Adams for New York City mayor over Republican Curtis Silwa. the outlet writes, “He’s simply far better suited to do what they both agree is Job No. 1: Get on top of the crime and public disorder plaguing New York.”

The editorial reads:

Part of his advantage is simply that he’s a Democrat and, yes, a black man and former cop with a strong record of demanding police reform. That (and his years as a state senator) makes him far more able to wrestle the City Council and Legislature into repealing or repairing the no-bail madness and other recent laws that make crime-fighting so much harder.

More, he represents the promise of dragging the entire local Democratic Party back to sanity. He’s been polite in his disagreements with the AOC/de Blasio wing — but crucially definitive not just on crime but also on the city’s need to keep its high-end taxpayers and to nurture businesses large and small.

Sliwa’s decades of volunteer service to the city command respect: He plainly loves this town, and his large heart is in the right place.

But it’s easy for a Republican to be tough on crime: Adams faced down the left on the issue in the Democratic primary and beat it — proving to the whole party that “their” voters demand an end to the bloodshed, fear and chaos.

The news outlet’s editorial board further noted, “We already have differences with him — he’s a Democrat, after all — and expect we’ll have more in the future. But he’s also someone who’s happy to engage his critics, rather than demonizing disagreement, which is yet another step in the right direction.”