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Who has left the Adams administration?
In the past month alone, at least seven top officials have resigned, announced plans to resign or been pushed out.
News & Politics
Politics
Who in the Adams administration has been searched and subpoenaed by the feds?
A running list of known searches, seizures and subpoenas among top officials and advisers to Mayor Eric Adams.
News & Politics
Politics
Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs arrested for disorderly conduct
After being released from custody, Gibbs apologized for interfering in an NYPD traffic stop.
Adams probes
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Who will be New York City’s next mayor? It just got a lot more complicated.
It’s still unclear whether Adams’ indictment will torpedo his political future, but it may shake up what had been a solidifying field of challengers.
Heard Around Town
Personality
New York leaders, absent Eric Adams, celebrate Sharpton’s 70th
Hochul, Schumer and Bragg attended, while the embattled mayor, founding member of the National Action Network, skipped it.
Policy
Policy
As Adams leans on city workforce, low staffing remains a challenge for some NYC agencies
While some agencies report improvements after backfilling positions, others are still struggling with reduced staffing and vacancies, hindering the delivery of key government services.
Adams probes
Politics
Eric Adams order lays out what happens if Sheena Wright leaves
The mayor, who pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges on Friday, signed an executive order Thursday explaining what happens if his first deputy mayor position becomes vacant.
Adams probes
Politics
On the day of his indictment, Eric Adams’ critics span the ideological spectrum
Adams cast earlier calls for him to resign as coming from his political enemies. Post-indictment, that’s not strictly the case anymore.
Adams probes
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Ingrid Lewis-Martin projects support from Japan, top officials resume business after Adams indictment
“I will be back and I will stand with my brother,” Lewis-Martin said.
Adams probes
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Eric Adams charged with bribery, fraud, soliciting foreign campaign donations
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed the 57-page indictment Thursday morning detailing alleged influence peddling in exchange for luxury travel and campaign donations.
Adams probes
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges
The indictment against the mayor is expected to be unsealed Thursday morning.
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Interviews & Profiles
Politics
Can Eric Adams survive this?
Corruption investigations are nothing new in New York politics. But Adams is in an increasingly precarious political position, and an indictment, depending on its target, could send him over the edge.
Eric Adams
Policy
‘Not where we want to be:’ City Hall still lagging on benefit processing, per mayor’s report card
Mayor Eric Adams released his annual report card with a press conference amid high-profile resignations from his administration and swirling investigations.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
With four candidates in the race (and counting), progressives look to ranked choice to defeat Eric Adams
Is it a failure to unify? Or a strategic opportunity to unite against the embattled incumbent? After a disastrous 2021, progressives are trying to organize.
Adams probes
Politics
Eric Adams’ challengers react to NYPD Commissioner Caban’s resignation
Scott Stringer decried a “chaotic City Hall” and Jessica Ramos raised concerns about one of the city’s few Latino leaders being removed.
News & Politics
Politics
Randy Mastro backs out of uphill nomination fight
Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for corporation counsel was most likely set to be denied by the City Council on Thursday. He’s backing out rather than facing the vote.
Adams probes
Politics
Does Eric Adams have full confidence in his police Commissioner Edward Caban? He won’t say.
During his weekly press conference, the mayor said he has confidence in the NYPD “team” and denied he’s pressured Caban to step down.
Special Reports
Policy
Involuntary removals steady over last year under Adams policy
Debate over a directive that gave the city more flexibility to forcibly transport people with mental health issues to a hospital could come up in 2025 as mental health policy emerges as a campaign issue.
New York City
Politics
Kevin Parker has filed to run for New York City comptroller instead
The Brooklyn state senator appears to have shifted his sights from Brooklyn borough president to comptroller.
News & Politics
Politics
Six hours in and counting, City Council isn’t easing up on Mastro
Randy Mastro, Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for corporation counsel, faced tough questioning from the City Council in his first hearing before an anticipated vote next month.
