Adams and McGuire fight for support in Queens By Courtney Gross Queens SHARE Several dozen of his supporters in Jamaica chanted, “Yes we can!” A familiar rallying cry, but for a different candidate. He’s trying a new label, too: not just Brooklyn borough president, but "King of Queens." “The outer boroughs have been ignored,” Eric Adams said. "We have a Manhattan-centered mindset. We throw all the life rafts to help the central business district and we tell those in the outer boroughs to fend for themselves." Adams rolled out six endorsements from elected officials in southeast Queens on Friday, an area that is a Democratic stronghold with a long tradition of political power centered in the Black community. Those backing him included state Senator James Sanders, Assemblymembers Alicia Hyndman and Clyde Vanel, and City Council members Adrienne Adams, Selvena Brooks-Powers and Peter Koo.