He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.
Mayor Eric Adams and three other Democratic mayors are in the hot seat Wednesday for a high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities.
House Republicans accused the Democrats leading New York, Denver, Boston and Chicago of protecting criminals. The mayors pushed back and touted their cities’ low crime rates.
In this NY we look at New York City Mayor Eric Adams testifying before Congress on New York City's sanctuary city status, and a fire that killed an 81-year-old woman in Greenwich Village.
Two federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York who worked on the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were placed on leave Friday and escorted out of the building by federal law enforcement officials, multiple current and former law enforcement sources told NBC News.
A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams but prevent prosecutors from ever reviving the case so it doesn't hang over him “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is working with former Biden lawyer Dana Remus as the city prepares to gather — and redact — documents that might expose municipal employees to political attacks for helping migrants.