Mayor Eric Adams promised to be a “tech mayor.” In his four years in office, Adams embraced crime-fighting robots , accepted a handful of paychecks in cryptocurrency, remade a de Blasio-era plan to provide internet at public housing buildings and partially delivered a new app for accessing city services.

Whether Adams earned the label of tech mayor or not is beside the point for now: He’s not running for reelection. In his absence, another candidate may be seeking that title.

With less than a week left before early voting starts, independent mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to hire a “chief innovation officer” if elected. As described in a short press release, the new role would seek investment from emerging technology industries, as well as i

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