Eric Adams

After months of speculation, Mayor Adams made it official: He is running for reelection as an independent, though he maintains he is still a Democrat. The mayor was waiting for his criminal case to be dismissed before announcing his political strategy, saying that the charges against him doomed his chances in the Democratic primary. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent candidate, arguing that his federal bribery charges had made it impossible to mount a primary campaign.

Fresh off the dissolution of his criminal corruption case, New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s pulling out of the Democratic primary and running instead as an independent, citing his court case as a distraction. The embattled Democrat announced Thursday that he will run for mayor as an independent, leaving Andrew Cuomo, who resigned as governor of New...

The mayor’s rivals all piled onto the news of his charges being dismissed. Some insist he’s getting away with corruption, though Adams has always insisted he is innocent. But while Wednesday was the moment Adams was waiting for, his political future remains uncertain. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

The judge dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the criminal charges against Mayor Adams can never be refiled. The judge did not take a position if Adams was innocent or guilty, or if the evidence was strong or weak. While the mayor voiced satisfaction, the judge was critical of the Justice Department and its reasons for dropping the corruption case. NBC...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the city’s residents after a judge dismissed with prejudice the criminal corruption case against him.

Judge Dale Ho dismissed the corruption indictment against Eric Adams with prejudice, meaning charges cannot be revived.

There’s a critical deadline this week that Mayor Eric Adams needs to meet in order to appear on the primary ballot. Now, his attorney is pushing a judge to act fast on the bribery case hanging over his campaign. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports. 

A lawyer for New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking the judge handling his federal corruption case to hurry up and decide if he’s going to toss the charges.

NBC 4’s Erica Byfield reports on New York City’s crack down on long term scaffolding to help clear the side walks. 

The New York City Council unanimously passed a new set of bills that would shorten the duration of scaffolding permits and establish new design recommendations by September, a move supporters say will increase public safety in the city. The piece of legislation passed on Wednesday introduces time limits for property owners to submit construction documents and complete the repairs. It…

New court documents offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how federal prosecutors built and then tried to salvage their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the face of unprecedented pressure from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Text messages, emails and comments reflecting internal discussions among prosecutors were made public Tuesday as the mayor’s case teeters toward likely dismissal. The documents include...

A new poll is suggesting former governor Andrew Cuomo is pulling out way ahead of the competition in the race for NYC mayor, sporting a double-digit lead over the second place candidate, Zohran Mamdani. Mayor Eric Adams was fourth in the poll. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Why is Mayor Adams thinking about ditching the Democratic primary and mounting a third party bid for mayor in November instead? His close friend Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn shares some of the Mayor’s thinking with NBC New York. She’s the Assemblymember and Brooklyn Democratic party chair who backed Andrew Cuomo on Sunday. Melissa Russo reports.

The judge weighing the Justice Department’s request to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has canceled a hearing scheduled for Friday, indicating a ruling could be imminent. In a written order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho said he has reviewed filings from the parties and a court-appointed legal expert, all of whom favor...

Independent legal expert Paul Clement argued that nothing authorizes a judge to force prosecutors “to continue a prosecution against its will, or appoint a private party to take it over.” Clement said there are two options: Either dismiss the case permanently, or dismiss without prejudice, which means the DOJ could refile charges at a later date. NBC New York’s Jonathan...

Two additional prosecutors who worked the case against Mayor Eric Adams were placed on leave Friday, with no reason given, sources said. The pair were apparently part of the team that did not go along with Emil Bove’s order to file the paperwork to dismiss the case against the mayor. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

An attorney recommendation could spell a major win for NYC Mayor Eric Adams in getting the case dropped for good. While nothing in the filing goes to the merits of the prosecution, the legal expert appointed by the judge to review the law and the public interest at stake suggested the case be dismissed for good. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst...

An attorney appointed by the judge overseeing the criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams recommended the case not only be dismissed, but the judge should do so with prejudice — which would end the prosecution entirely.

An independent attorney has recommended not only that the mayor’s case by dismissed, but that it be dismissed with prejudice so that it cannot be brought back at a later date. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.