Eric Adams

Campaign 2025

Working Families Party Takes Steps to Run Mayoral Candidate in General Election

April 3, 2025, 12:42 p.m.April 3, 2025, 10:01 p.m.

Confirmation of the party's moves comes as Mayor Eric Adams said he'll skip the Democratic primary to run as an independent.

Mayor Eric Adams holds his weekly off-topic press conference at City Hall.

Campaign 2025

Eric Adams Ditches Democratic Primary, Announces Independent Run

April 3, 2025, 7:17 a.m.April 3, 2025, 12:10 p.m.

Lagging in polls after an extraordinary deal with the Trump istration to drop corruption charges against him, mayor says he’ll run to represent the city’s “working class.”

Mayor Eric Adams holds his weekly press conference at City Hall.

Campaign 2025

Freed of Federal Charges, Defiant Eric Adams Says He’s ‘Gonna Win’ Reelection

April 2, 2025, 3:33 p.m.April 2, 2025, 11:08 p.m.

Insisting he’ll run as a Democrat despite other options, mayor faces rivals who say he’s still in thrall to the Trump istration.

Eric Adams

Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case, Eliminating the Possibility of It Being Reopened

April 2, 2025, 10:10 a.m.April 2, 2025, 3:04 p.m.

Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss the charges “with prejudice” means the Trump istration cannot bring them again — removing leverage it sought over the mayor.

NYPD officers patrol Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Stop and Frisk

NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Surged Again in 2024 Under Adams

April 2, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

The vast majority of stops, which surged by 50% last year, targeted Black or Latino New Yorkers.

Eric Adams

Eric Adams Has Made Zero Effort to Challenge His Campaign Matching Funds Denial

March 28, 2025, 2:48 p.m.March 30, 2025, 7:12 p.m.

The mayor claims he’s “fighting” to get $4 million in public dollars the city Campaign Finance Board declined to provide in light of his corruption indictment. But three months in, his campaign has yet to appeal.

Alvin Bragg

Manhattan DA Forges Ahead With Corruption Case Against Former Top Advisor to Mayor Adams

March 27, 2025, 6:16 p.m.March 27, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Prosecutors revealed a grand jury is continuing to hear evidence against Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her indicted co-conspirators, including records related to the city’s former Buildings Commissioner.

Eric Adams

Prosecutors in Adams Case Disagreed Charges Had Political Motives, Internal Messages Show

March 25, 2025, 2:38 p.m.March 25, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

Judge Dale Ho ordered the emails and texts released after the Department of Justice surfaced snippets to bolster its claim Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams acted to further his ambitions.