Adams probes

Politics

Inside the alleged Adams straw donor event that launched Turkish ‘CEO Club’

City & State has uncovered more details about the Oct. 9, 2023 event. “Businessman-6” from the indictment claimed his co-conspirators needed to raise $25,000 to get the mayor to appear at the launch party.

News & Politics

Politics

Asked about Trump’s sympathies, Adams said, ‘I welcome support from every American’

The New York City mayor and the former president have both indicated there are political motivations behind the federal indictment.

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

Eric Adams is landmarking fewer buildings than any other mayor

Village Preservation has a report on why the designations have slowed since Robert Wagner Jr.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: City & State’s double magazine cover is on fire

We couldn’t resist updating the design of our Eric Adams issue after the mayor’s unprecedented indictment.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Politics

Jumaane Williams likely to run for mayor if Adams resigns

The progressive public advocate would automatically serve as interim mayor if Adams were to leave office.

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 allegedly abused the city’s matching funds program. A City Council member wants him to stop having access to it

No, the mayor didn’t steal $10 million from taxpayers, but his campaign allegedly got some illegal donations matched. The city Campaign Finance Board is assessing how to proceed.

News & Politics

Politics

Brooklyn Dems organizational meeting mostly goes off without a hitch

During the meeting, reformers tried and failed to change the proxy vote system that has helped entrench the county party’s current leadership.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s for-hire drivers are on the brink. Let’s give them a lifeline.

The city’s excessive insurance requirements are bankrupting taxi and rideshare drivers.

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

Will Hochul try to remove Eric Adams from office?

The governor has broad authority to remove the embattled NYC mayor, but doing so poses serious political risks.

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.

Policy

Updated Politics

No NYC mayor has resigned in decades. But here’s what would happen if they did.

Most recent mayoral administrations have been investigated for corruption, but the New York City line of succession hasn’t come into play.

Adams probes

Politics

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

Politics

NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges

The indictment against the mayor is expected to be unsealed Thursday morning.

NYPD

Politics

Citywide officials at odds with Eric Adams over NYPD subway shooting footage: ‘Not a single shot needed to be fired’

The mayor has continued to defend the officers. Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams say they needlessly endangered people.