NEW YORK — Andrew Cuomo is solidifying support for his mayoral bid among the Brooklyn Democratic Party, an institution whose backing candidates covet despite its deteriorating ability to influence citywide races.
Just call her Adrienne. NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams kicked off her mayoral campaign Saturday at a Queens shopping center, showing off campaign posters and other literature emphasizing only her first name – an obvious attempt to distance herself from embattled Mayor Eric Adams.
He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has taken few concrete steps to launch a serious re-election campaign, even as he faces a growing field of prominent challengers.
Hizzoner repeatedly insisted that there was “no quid pro quo” between him and the feds about President Trump’s Department of Justice moving to toss his corruption case.
The four big city mayors who testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill knew they were invited by House Republicans to be punching bags. For New York’s Eric Adams, however, the blows were thrown by fellow Democrats.
Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) faced a barrage of criticism at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with so-called sanctuary city mayors on Wednesday — with much of the backlash coming from his fellow Democrats.
The appointments come as Adams faces a tough re-election fight and after allegations that he tried to trade his authority for prosecutors dropping his criminal charges.