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Biography
Eric Adams was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens. He claims to have been inspired to seek a career in law enforcement after he and his brother received a beating by police. He studied data processing and criminal justice in college. He graduated from police academy in 1984 and began with the transit police. He became a cop when transit police were merged with NYPD. He retired as a captain after 22 years on the force. In 2006, he was elected to the New York State Senate. In 2013, he was elected as Brooklyn Borough president. He claims to live in Bed-Stuy. He has a son. In 2023, Eric Adams' 2021 committee to elect became a reported subject of investigations by State and Federal authorities.
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Transparency Summary
Eric Adams has faced questions over discrepancies in his residence, unreported income in his Federal income tax returns, accepting gifts or campaign donations from special interests with business before his office, and meeting with élites in private clubs or expensive establishments. He has been interviewed in connection with a State investigation into Aqueduct Racetrack. The New York Times has asserted that Adams 'has continued to push the boundaries of campaign-finance and ethics laws.'
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Yellow Flags
Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City) “doesn’t believe” in the separation of church and state.
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Recent Media
In New York, movements for reform meet barriers of entrenched machine politics, and élites survive — for now [Progress New York]
Top Federal attorney in charge of enforcing First Amendment rights and civil liberties ducks respons [Progress New York]
de Blasio City Hall compiled intelligence reports from online and social media posts about the pande [Progress New York]
Eric Adams turns against Bill de Blasio on indoor masks after New York Times raised questions about [Progress New York]
Before swearing in, Eric Adams appears to have flouted ethics rules and invoked Trump-like concerns [Progress New York]
Eric Adams’ Campaigns and Nonprofit Reaped Big Bucks from Lobbyists and Developers Seeking Help [The City]
How Eric Adams, Mayoral Candidate, Mixed Money and Political Ambition [The New York Times]
Eric Adams’ Aqueduct Casino Bid Scandal Interview Transcript Reveals Contradictions and Shaky Memory [The City]
For Officials on Tape, Legislator’s Invitation Was Ruse [The New York Times]
Schools Chancellor Pledges to End New York City's Bureaucracy [www.nytimes.com]
New York City public school children head to their first day of class ... [www.nytimes.com]
NYC Looks to Add Raised Crosswalks to Make Intersections Safer ... [www.nytimes.com]
Opinion | The Ezra Klein Show [www.nytimes.com]
Opinion - Apocalypse Now : Can Eric Adams End the Helicopter Onslaught ? [www.gothamgazette.com]
Mayor Eric Adams defends decision to appoint brother as chief of personal security [www.newsday.com]
Mayor Eric Adams defends decision to appoint brother as chief of his personal security [www.newsday.com]
Unvaccinated NYPD officers get final ultimatum after exemption requests are denied [gothamist.com]
Adams budget beats de Blasio standard — but he still needs to up his game [nypost.com]
Adams Defends Police for Handcuffing Vendor Who Sold Mangoes in Subway [The New York Times]
NYC Mayor Adams’ meeting policy could lead to more red tape, ethics concerns : sources [The New York Daily News]
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander slams Adams over rollback of lobbyist reporting policy [The New York Daily News]
Mayor Eric Adams hires Resorts World exec pal for agency likely to aid new NYC casino [The New York Post]
Eric Adams' casino pal Timothy Pearson is triple-dipping taxpayers [nypost.com]
Eric Adams After Dark : A Private Table and Tarnished Friends [The New York Times]
Mayor Eric Adams whacks ‘silly’ NY Times as questions grow on how he funds party lifestyle [The New York Post]
New York Democrats are bracing for stunning Election Day losses, and they already have a fall guy [CNN]
Eric Adams’ plan to commit unstable, harmful NYC homeless faces challenge [The New York Post]
Mayor Adams absent as winter storm hit NYC; ‘Gallivanting on vacation,’ says critic ; ‘I know where he is,’ says deputy mayor [The New York Daily News]
Twin Friends of Eric Adams Are Dogged by Allegations and Unpaid Debts [The New York Times]
Mayor Adams Goes Abroad, for an Antisemitism Conference and the World Cup [The New York Times]
How Eric Adams Started Mentoring a Con Man [The New Yorker]
Working Families Party targets Adams as it seeks candidates to embrace leftist agenda [The New York Post]
Under Eric Adams, a Rikers Island Unit That Protected Trans Women Has Collapsed [The City]
City staffing shortages lead to months-long waits for housing help [NY1]
Investor With Ties to Mayor Adams Sued for Allegedly Duping Partners [The City]
Mayor Adams Again Asks for Help on Migrants, This Time in Washington [The New York Times]
Migrant, 26, attempts suicide at new NYC shelter [The New York Post]
Migrant’s suicide attempt revives fears of conditions at Red Hook shelter [Gothamist]
Opinion : Now the NORTHERN border is a mess, too [The New York Post]
Adams Begs State to Help Pay NYC’s $4.2 Billion in Migrant Costs [Bloomberg]
‘Getting to a place of workability’ : Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on her relationship with Mayor Adams [Gothamist]
Why New York City Is Buying Bus Tickets for Migrants Headed to Canada [The New York Times]
CUNY Law School Graduates Turn Their Backs to Mayor Adams [The New York Times]
Democrats Phalanx Around Biden Has an Eric Adams-Size Hole [www.nytimes.com]
Can Mayor Adams manage a crisis ? Migrant arrivals pose a major test. [Gothamist]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams : Democrats could take a beating at polls over migrants [The New York Post]
Thousands of NYC apartments for homeless sit empty amid migrant crisis [The New York Daily News]
500 Cots in Place as City Readies to Convert JFK Mail Warehouse to Migrant Shelter [The City]
Mayor Eric Adams’ Sister-In-Law Landed $150,000 City Government Gig [The City]
Mayor Eric Adams doubles down on comparing Holocaust survivor to plantation owner [POLITICO]
Mayor Adams says donor accused of illegal fundraising scheme attended Gracie Mansion event [Gothamist]
Federal Prosecutor Urges Takeover of Rikers Island [The New York Times]
NYC Mayor Adams defends Rikers record, says U.S. attorney’s call for fed oversight ‘just doesn’t add up’ [The New York Daily News]
Straw donors and campaign rep for Adams’ 2021 mayoral run revealed in new Manhattan DA records [The New York Daily News]
Six supporters of Eric Adams' mayoral campaign indicted [City and State]
How Waves of Migrant Arrivals Sparked a Housing Fight in New York City [The Wall Street Journal]
Eric Adams’s Administration of Bluster [The New Yorker]
Scathing Letter Reveals Tension Among New York Democrats Over Migrant Crisis [The New York Times]
Eric Adams, a Bitcoin Booster, Is Taking First Paycheck in Crypto [The New York Times]
Eric Adams is taking advice from Miami’s mayor on Twitter and crypto [The New York Post]
For Mayors of New York City, a Political Pilgrimage Awaits : Israel [The New York Times]
Infamous Neo-Nazi blog praises Mayor Adams’ claim that NYC is being ‘destroyed’ by migrant crisis [The New York Daily News]
Vulnerable New Yorkers Suffer as Some Services Decline Under Mayor Adams [The New York Times]
Mayor Eric Adams to travel to Central America to speak with migrants, officials [NBC New York]
Haters, Waiters, Fools and Buffoons : Eric Adams Rates His Critics [The New York Times]
City Officials Grilled on Staffing Needs Amid Public Benefit Processing ‘Crisis’ [City Limits]
Mayor Adams retains private lawyer, defends staffer amid FBI probe [Gothamist]
Adams says he’s hired private attorney amid fundraising probe [The New York Post]
Adams is the talk of Somos — even though he isn’t there [POLITICO]
FBI seized phones, iPad from New York Mayor Eric Adams in escalation of fundraising investigation [The Associated Press]
F.B.I. Seizes Eric Adams’s Phones as Campaign Investigation Intensifies [The New York Times]
Mayor Eric Adams Blasts Leaks From Feds as Investigation into Foreign Donors Heats Up [The City]
Investigation into NYC Mayor Adams focused on campaign money and possible foreign influence [CNN]
Could the FBI’s investigation send New York mayor Eric Adams to prison ? [The Guardian]
Eric Adams attended nearly 80 events celebrating Turkey [POLITICO]
Adams’ World Travels Paid Off [NYCity News Service]
Eric Adams’ popularity dive-bombs amid NYC budget cuts, fundraising probe : poll [The New York Post]
Suspended Adams aide told staffers to delete texts after FBI raid : source [The New York Post]
‘Don’t yell at me, yell at DC' : Adams blames NYC budget crisis on feds [POLITICO]
Adams keeps blaming Washington for budget woes amid his own troubles [POLITICO]
F.B.I. Examining Whether Adams Cleared Red Tape for Turkish Government [The New York Times]
Turkey Probe : Eric Adams Campaign Took Money from Leaders of Erdogan-Backed Foundation [The City]
Adams colleagues’ disclosures show 2012 trip backed by government-linked entities in Turkey, Azerbaijan [The New York Daily News]
Emails : City Hall fast-tracked Hudson Yards inspections, forcing FDNY to cancel on schools, housing [Gothamist]
How Mayor Adams is Reorganizing City Government [www.gothamgazette.com]
Eric Adams Spurned on Key Asks in State Budget Talks - THE CITY [www.thecity.nyc]
Schneps Media honors Power Women of Manhattan | amNewYork [www.amny.com]
NYPD's Keechant Sewell in Albany to pitch tougher bail reform [nypost.com]
Ingrid Lewis-Martin represents Brooklyn’s best as Adams’ chief advisor [www.amny.com]
Mayor Adams commits to releasing 'tax information,' but not full returns [qns.com]
Local activist arrested while protecting homeless encampments in Ridgewood [qns.com]
City Council eyes big tax cut to help hotels post pandemic [nypost.com]
NYPD's 'Summer All Out program' designed to put more cops on streets [WABC-TV New York]
After deaths continue at Rikers Island, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams has yet to commit to visiting the troubled jail complex [Progress New York]
The Rift Between A.O.C. and Eric Adams: When Democratic Stars Collide [The New York Times]
Who Wants to Hang Out With Eric Adams in Puerto Rico? Everyone. [The New York Times]
Black Leaders Are Conveying the Far Left’s Unease With Eric Adams [The New York Times]
Flashy NYC bishop robbed in $400K jewelry heist during live-streamed service [The New York Post]
OPINION : NYC’s Homeless Services czar Gary Jenkins looks badly in over his head [The New York Post]
NYC tech chief packs a pistol at work amid Mayor Adams’ calls to curb spread of guns [The New York Daily News]
NYC Chief Technology Officer Matt Fraser has NYPD security detail, sources say. Team Adams says it’s not true. [The New York Daily News]
Death at NYC’s Rikers Island Pushes City Past Last Year’s Toll [Bloomberg CityLab]
New York City Will Increase Police Presence in Subways to Combat Crime [The New York Times]
Laura Kavanagh makes history as NYC's first-ever female Fire ... [www.amny.com]
Preservation Trust and Beyond: Report Assesses NYCHA's Progress and Challenges in Executing 'Blueprint for Change' [Gotham Gazette]
The most powerful New Yorker you’ve never heard of [POLITICO]
AOC joins Mayor Adams, other lawmakers for private Gracie Mansion dinner [Gothamist]
NYC shoplifting hit record highs last year : ‘We can’t stop them’ [The New York Post]
Over Half of NYC’s Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting as Staffing Shortage Deepens [City Limits]
Harlem Tenants Face Eviction After City Fails to Pay Vouchers [The City]
Migrant’s suicide attempt revives fears of conditions at Red Hook shelter [Gothamist]
Most migrants in NYC struggling to access legal help, other key services : survey [The New York Daily News]
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell losing power to Eric Adams, sources say [The New York Post]
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell suddenly resigns, blindsiding City Hall : sources [The New York Post]
Inside the Turmoil That Led NYPD's Commissioner to Walk Away [The New York Times]
NY Police Chief’s Exit Is Latest in Exodus From Adams Administration [The New York Times]
Likely Interim NYPD Commissioner Was Accused of Abner Louima-Related Threat [The City]
Resignation of top cop Sewell darkens political storm clouds over City Hall [The New York Post]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ faith adviser Fernando Cabrera steps down in latest City Hall departure [The New York Post]
Mayor Strikes Housing Voucher Waiting Period, as Further Reforms Hang in Balance [City Limits]
Eric Adams, Micromanager [New York]
What Comes Next for the NYPD as Keechant Sewell Departs? - The ... [www.nytimes.com]
Inside Man : a conversation with Eric Adams’ chief counsel Brendan McGuire [City and State]
NYC woman, 84, who Eric Adams compared to slave owner is tenant advocate who fled Nazis [The New York Post]
NYC Mayor Adams Compares Housing Activist to Plantation Owner ... [www.nytimes.com]
Al Sharpton, prominent NYC leaders gather at Harlem 'Public Safety Summit' [WABC-TV]
Court rules Mayor Adams’ admin must fix delays in NYC residents getting food stamps, cash assistance [The New York Daily News]
Adams lawyers urge City Hall staff to watch their words [POLITICO]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to house 80 migrants in Brooklyn’s McCarren Park [The New York Post]
Adams Advisor Tim Pearson Grabbed and Shoved Shelter Guards, Say Witnesses [The City]
Top Adviser to Mayor Adams Is Being Investigated Over Altercation [The New York Times]
NYC may start doling out tents to new migrants, create campsites in parks : source [The New York Post]
Eric Adams believes divine intervention played hand in making him mayor [The New York Post]
The Left Can’t Find Anyone to Challenge Eric Adams [New York]
Neighbors ‘heard screaming’ during FBI raid at home of Adams fundraiser — mayor forced to abort migrant showdown at White House [The New York Post]
Key campaign player for NYC Mayor Adams raised reelection funds while taking money to lobby his office, sparking ethics concerns [The New York Daily News]
U.S. Investigating Whether Adams Received Illegal Donations From Turkey [The New York Times]
FBI Raids Home of Top Adams Fundraiser Brianna Suggs as Mayor Rushes Back to NYC [The City]
What Adams missed in D.C. [POLITICO]
Mayor’s Asian Affairs Liaison Raised Big Money — and Big Questions About Her Conduct [The City]
Eric Adams staffer who ‘acted improperly’ ID’d, put on leave amid FBI probe : sources [The New York Post]
NY state comptroller rings alarm bells over Big Apple’s dire financial situation [The New York Post]
Internal FDNY list shows how big developers cut the line for key inspections [Gothamist]
FDNY commissioner unaware of any campaign to fast-track inspections amid federal probe [WNBC]
Adams sets $500K December goal for legal defense fund in FBI campaign probe [The New York Post]
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Potential Conflicts of Interest
Other Resources
Documents
2014-06-12 Certificate of Incorporation
2022-05-18 Registration of a Foreign Agent
2023-11-13 Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust - Corporation Counsel Letter
2023-11-15 Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust - Affidavit
2023-11-15 Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust - Trust Agreement
Deposition of Eric Adams in re : Racino Inquiry
Eric Adams - 2016 Annual Disclosure Reports for Elected Officials in 2017
Eric Adams - 2017 Annual Disclosure Reports for Elected Officials in 2018
Eric Adams - 2018 Annual Disclosure Reports for Elected Officials in 2019
Eric Adams - 2019 Annual Disclosure Reports for Elected Officials in 2020
Eric Adams - 2020 Annual Disclosure Reports for Elected Officials in 2021
Eric Adams 2021 - Committee Authorization
Eric Adams Legal Defense Trust - Registration
Government of New York - Organisational Chart
Letter to NYS Attorney General re : NYC Migrant Crisis
Letter to Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix re : Migrant Crisis
Shirley Huntley - Sentencing Memorandum
Weaver, et al. v. NYCHA, et al.
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