Some of y'all gonna learn that in this world, so-called America, thanking and giving gratitude to Black people, but especially Black men will and has always been controversial; that's why you don't ever expect any flowers, nor let it affect you, mentally speaking.
Why is it controversial? Because giving us thanks or showing any form of gratitude towards us would mean to humanize us, which makes some people uncomfortable 'cause it goes against what they're thinking in the back of their mind, which is often times negative preconceived perceptions of Black men, people have their opinions of us which they stick by them so anything a Black man does that goes against their preassumptions is going to be an awkward moment.
Personally, I don't let shyt like that bother me, I'm not yearning to be accepted, if anything I'd prefer you not to patronize me, especially if I know it's not coming from a place of sincerity. With that, I don't live in NYC, but if I were bruhs from NY, I wouldn't let that take away from this guy winning and becoming the mayor of NYC. Overall, his brand of politics will likely be beneficial for Black men and generally speaking, Black New Yorkers than what Eric Adams unfortunately wasn't.