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Eric Adams, the New York City mayor who came to office as 110th leader of the nation’s largest city following the 2021 election, has been federally indicted on charges including wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy. With the indictment from a federal grand jury, Adams becomes the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted. This is the fir...

Should a New York City mayor resign or be removed from office by the governor, the city charter lays out a line of succession to temporarily fill the vacancy. The city’s public advocate, currently Jumaane Williams, is first in line to become acting mayor if the elected mayor does not remain in office. If the public advocate is unable......

There may or may not be a special election if the mayor resigns. It all depends on the timing.

News of Eric Adams‘ indictment on bribery and corruption charges, sent shockwaves across New York City and the political realm as a whole. According to a summons he was given, the mayor who is in the center of a political storm at City Hall, has been indicted on five-counts centering on bribery, campaign fund fraud, and other corruption charg...

Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charges out of the Southern District of New York, making him the first sitting mayor of New York City to face criminal prosecution. Adams has denied any wrongdoing on his part and any knowledge of wrongdoing regarding a series of probes surrounding his administration. He says the charges are based on lies and...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on charges that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals in exchange for favors that included helping Turkish officials get fire safety approvals for a new diplomatic building in the city. Read the indictment. Adams, a former police officer, faces conspiracy, wire ...

New York City’s current public advocate is Jumaane Williams. According to the city charter, he would assume the position of acting mayor, if Eric Adams were to step aside or be suspended from office by the governor. Adams was named in a five-count federal indictment on Thursday. He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and resisted mounting c...

The FBI appeared to conduct a search of Gracie Mansion, the official home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, on Thursday, according to video from WNBC, NBC News and multiple people familiar with the matter. The FBI New York declined to comment. Sources said agents had a search warrant and duffel bags. The warrant, they said, only pertained to&#8230...

Live updates: Mayor Eric Adams indicted with federal charges Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office released a statement on behalf of the Democrat Thursday regarding the news surrounding Mayor Eric Adams’ anticipated federal charges, according to sources. She has the authority to remove him from office. But a spokesperson says she’s not getti...

Federal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams are expected to be filed by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York as early as Thursday, making Adams the city’s first sitting mayor to face criminal prosecution, according to two sources familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear what charges Adams would fa...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a video from Gracie Mansion on Wednesday night after news came out that is he expected to face federal charges as early as Thursday. Two sources familiar with the matter told NBC New York the mayor will face charges from federal prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York. It was not…

A 10th person has died in an ongoing outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a now-closed Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst. Boar’s Head officials shut down the plant in Jarratt, Virginia, earlier this month and stopped making live...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to face federal charges by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter.