2021 NYC mayoral Dem primary winner Eric Adams and past re-elected three-term NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg celebrate mutual admiration the other day:

Bloomberg was a lifelong Democrat until 2001, when he switched to the Republican Party before running for mayor. He became independent in 2007, and registered again as a Democrat in October 2018.[1][2]

The above is from the entry on Bloomberg's political life on Wikipedia; here is the first section there:

Gun rights[edit]

In April 2006, along with Boston mayor Thomas Menino, Bloomberg co-founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns.[5][6] A December 2013 press release by the group said the bipartisan coalition included over 1,000 mayors.[5] In 2014, the organization merged with Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America to form Everytown for Gun Safety,[7] which in 2018 in collaboration with student groups organized the March For Our Lives.[8] When asked in an April 2014 interview why he was devoting so many of his personal resources to supporting gun control, restrictive food choice and smoking cessation, his concern was about his mortality, replying "I am telling you if there is a God, when I get to heaven I'm not stopping to be interviewed. I am heading straight in. I have earned my place in heaven. It's not even close."[9]

As mayor, Bloomberg increased the mandatory minimum sentence for illegal possession of a loaded handgun, saying, "Illegal guns don't belong on our streets and we're sending that message loud and clear. We're determined to see that gun dealers who break the law are held accountable, and that criminals who carry illegal loaded guns serve serious time behind bars."[10] He opposes the death penalty, saying he would "rather lock somebody up and throw away the key and put them in hard labor".[10] He has called the death penalty "murder by the state".[11]

from What to watch in Tuesday’s elections: Virginia, mayor’s races and policing.

By Shane Goldmacher @ NYTimes.com, Nov. 2, 2021, 12:01 a.m.

[....] The future of policing is front and center

One recurring theme in municipal races is policing, as communities grapple with the “defund the police” slogan that swept the country following the police killing of George Floyd last year. The debate is raging inside the Democratic Party over how much to overhaul law enforcement — and over how to talk about such an overhaul.

Perhaps nowhere is the issue more central than in Minneapolis, the city where Mr. Floyd was killed, sparking civil unrest across the country. Voters there will decide on a measure to replace the troubled Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety.

Mayor Jacob Frey, who is up for re-election, has opposed that measure and pushed for a more incremental approach. His challengers, among them Sheila Nezhad, want a more aggressive approach.

Policing is a key issue not only in the Buffalo mayor’s race, but also in mayoral contests in Seattle, Atlanta and in Cleveland, where an amendment that would overhaul how the city’s police department operates is on the ballot as well.

The mayor’s race in Cleveland puts Justin Bibb, a 34-year-old political newcomer, against Kevin Kelley, the City Council president. Mr. Bibb supports the police amendment and Mr. Kelley opposes it. [....]

A columnist for Jacobin and writer at The Nation argues it's been very counterproductive to the cause of police reform:

I would also like to note that the two debaters are elite educated whites....It  appears, though,  that Kay Gabriel may be a proud trans person who therefore rates as an oppressed minority despite  a PHD in classics?