Eric Adams

Immigration

Trump sanctuary city lawsuit highlights tension between Eric Adams and City Council on immigration

The lawsuit favorably quotes the mayor, while condemning city policies that bar cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Eric Adams

When has Eric Adams opposed Donald Trump?

The mayor has repeatedly said he wants to work with the Trump administration, not “war with” them. But he has still been at odds with the feds on multiple occasions since January.

New York State

Whatever happened to those ‘guardrails’ for Eric Adams?

Gov. Kathy Hochul managed to get some more funding for the state comptroller, but nothing else from her proposals to increase oversight of the NYC mayor

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Eric Adams, surrounded by faith leaders, officially launches his reelection campaign

It would take an act of God for this man to be reelected, and if he is to be believed, there just might be one.

News & Politics

City Council narrowly bets on Bally’s home rule message, going against local member

The City Council’s approval comes after Mayor Eric Adams lowered the threshold to get it passed.

Budget

Eric Adams’ ‘best budget ever’ by the numbers

The mayor released his $115 billion budget proposal with much pomp.

Eric Adams

Adams admin skips council hearing on possible Trump budget cuts

No one from any of the multiple agencies the council invited to testify showed up. Council members said they also didn’t receive written testimony from the mayor’s administration in time for the hearing.

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Special Reports

Does anyone want to be New York City’s tech mayor?

In 2021, Eric Adams ran on government modernization, but few candidates running to replace him are talking about picking up that work.

Heard Around Town

Eric Adams may be suing Trump but he’s actually still mad at Biden

The mayor’s administration is trying to get back $188 million in federal grants to help pay for asylum-seeker services.

News & Politics

As Trump admin moves to claw back more federal grants, NYC pursuing ‘legal recourse’

Mayor Eric Adams, who has increasingly aligned himself with the Trump administration, is pursuing legal action against feds’ move to revoke asylum-seeker grants.

Heard Around Town

Adams slams Cuomo, Mamdani

The mayor was unfiltered in his criticism of his two opponents on Tuesday.

Budget

Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams are both running for mayor. They’re also hashing out the city’s $115 billion budget.

The mayor and the City Council speaker are going to have to find consensus amid an unprecedented and fractious primary election.

Politics

Meet the D.R.E.A.M. team

A new motto is catching on with anti-Andrew Cuomo and anti-Eric Adams progressives. Can organizers make their dream a reality?

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Latinos’ greater representation at City Hall comes at Adams’ expense

The indicted mayor, having lost his inner circle, appointed Adolfo Carrión Jr., a Nuyorican, to be his deputy mayor of housing, joining one other Hispanic person at the highest level of New York City government.