'Watch Out': Adams Vows To Steal Florida Companies Amid DeSantis Feud

NEW YORK, NY — Watch out, Florida.

Mayor Eric Adams' campaign to welcome LGBTQ Floridians to New York City is moving to a new target: the Sunshine State's businesses.

"I’m trying to steal their companies," Adams fired back Wednesday when asked about his feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. "They’ve been doing it to us for a long time ... So, watch out. I'm buying my plane tickets."

The mayor's quip comes after a rant from DeSantis about a New York City plan to set up five billboards in Florida denouncing the state's newly passed "Don't Say Gay" bill, and inviting LGBTQ Floridians to the Big Apple.

DeSantis — erroneously blasting the billboards as a waste of taxpayer money (they were donated) — took aim specifically at New York City's mask policies, claiming the city's commitment to free speech flies in the face of the so-called pandemic "muzzles."

But the policies didn't seem to stop Adams from speaking his mind.

"I like rivalries with other states," the mayor said. "I’m going all over the country ... New York is the place to be."

The New York City-organized billboards are set to run for eight weeks in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach and will also spread the artwork on social media.

They come after DeSantis signed the "Don't Say Gay" bill — which bans instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade — last week. The law also bans such lessons that are not "age-appropriate" or "developmentally appropriate" for older students.

Supporters claim it protects children from exposure to harmful ideas, but human rights advocates contend the bill represents a targeted attack on the LGBTQ community.

The mayor maintained Wednesday such targeting is clear.

"[DeSantis] was wrong, period," Adams said. "He’s aware that in their school system at that age they don’t do sex education, so why was the bill passed? What was the purpose of that?"

"I believe whenever someone attempts to bully someone you need to stand up and protect them."