It gets dark early here.” That’s what the philosopher Yogi Berra supposedly said about the old Yankee Stadium. It’s feeling true for the whole city these days.

Mr. Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo have both been popular with Black voters, setting up a potential showdown that could decide the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City.

Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts prompted the Sanitation and Parks Departments to scale back cleanliness initiatives last year, ...