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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Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City) “doesn’t believe” in the separation of church and state.
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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]
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City Council denounces mayor's commission process [NY1]
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Eric Adams’ friends and family with plush city jobs [City & State]
U.S. Investigating Political Action Committee Tied to Mayor Adams [The New York Times]
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Adams on his legal woes: ‘This is terrifying for an American to go through’ [City & State]
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Adams heads to Puerto Rico to support Bitcoin, fundraise [NY1]
Eric Adams flew to Puerto Rico on bitcoin billionaire’s private jet [The New York Post]
NYC agency moved annual event to ritzy club co-owned by Mayor Adams’ donors [The New York Daily News]
New York Mayor Adams defends top NYPD officials who blasted critics on social media [ABC 7 NY]
Dr. Phil witnesses tense homeless altercation while touring NYC subway with Mayor Eric Adams [The New York Post]
Eric Adams calls explosive allegations against NYPD ally ‘extremely concerning’ [POLITICO]
Allegations against Maddrey are ‘extremely concerning’: Mayor Adams [PIX 11]
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When Signs of Trouble Appear, Mayor Adams Turns to His Religious Base [The New York Times]
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NYPD Blows Overtime Budget by Nearly $100 Million, On Pace for Record [Bloomberg CityLab]
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Mayor Adams' lawyer joins board of Turkish ride-hailing app [Gothamist]
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Focus of mayor’s race shifts to former Gov. Cuomo [NY1]
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How Low Is Eric Adams Willing To Go ? [Vanity Fair]
Justice Department tells prosecutors to drop case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams [CBS News]
Adams May Get His Charges Dropped, but His Re-election Fight Remains [The New York Times]
Eric Adams Curried Favor With Trump for Months [The New York Times]
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Justice Department orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed [NBC News]
Justice Department moves to drop case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams [ABC News]
Adams Asks for Voters’ Trust as Democrats Argue He Is in Thrall to Trump [The New York Times]
Adams Urges N.Y.C. Officials to Avoid Criticizing Trump Administration [The New York Times]
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Why Eric Adams Is Resisting Pressure to Oust Members of His Inner Circle [The New York Times]
Eric Adams' administration rife with scandalous allegations : What to know after indictment [USA Today]
Prosecutors were prepping to charge Eric Adams with destroying evidence, Manhattan US attorney’s resignation letter reveals [The New York Post]
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Eric Adams’ embrace of Trump unites Democrats against the New York City mayor [CNN]
What a Mayor in Crisis Means for New York City [The New York Times]
Eric Adams, Trump and a New York story that’s stress-testing the rule of law [The Guardian]
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NYC Mayor Adams reaches settlement in fight to roll back right to shelter [Gothamist]
Two Asian American women appointed deputy mayors of N.Y.C. [NBC News]
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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]
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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]
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NY Police Chief’s Exit Is Latest in Exodus From Adams Administration [The New York Times]
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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]
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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]
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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]
FDNY commissioner unaware of any campaign to fast-track inspections amid federal probe [WNBC]
Internal FDNY list shows how big developers cut the line for key inspections [gothamist.com]
Adams sets $500K December goal for legal defense fund in FBI campaign probe [The New York Post]
Eric Adams Donor Construction Firm Escaped Past City Graft Tangles [The City]
New York City Moves to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement [The New York Times]
Manhattan DA cuts no jail deal with Mayor Adams’ ex-colleague in illegal donation scheme [The New York Post]
FBI raids 2 FDNY chiefs accused of taking bribes in safety inspections : sources [The New York Daily News]
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Chair of NYC police watchdog agency resigns after criticizing NYPD in misconduct case [Gothamist]
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Democratic Sen. Jessica Ramos jumps into crowded NYC mayoral race as Adams dogged by federal probes [The New York Post]
Eric Adams taps ex-FBI official Tom Donlon as interim police commissioner after Caban resignation [The New York Post]
Chief Counsel to Eric Adams Resigns Amid Federal Investigations [The New York Times]
Eric Adams under pressure to oust top aide and close friend amid federal probes [POLITICO]
Another Adams administration official resigns, third senior-level departure in a week [NBC New York]
NYC task force to review government-owned sites for possible housing [The Staten Island Advance]
Cuomo ramps up mayoral plans after Adams’ indictment [POLITICO]
NY senator who served as Adams’ top lawyer is ‘hypocrite’ for calling on mayor to resign : sources [The New York Post]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' aide resigns as federal corruption investigation continues [ABC News]
As Investigations Swirl, Another Adams Official Resigns [The New York Times]
List of Eric Adams Allies Hired to High-Paid Government Posts Keeps Growing [The City]
Bloomberg for mayor ? Half of NYC voters want billionaire to mount return run amid City Hall chaos : poll [The New York Post]
Another Eric Adams contributor pleads guilty to straw donor scheme [POLITICO]
Battleground House Dems in New York call for Eric Adams’ resignation [POLITICO]
A stalled luxury condo project in Brooklyn — and a donor’s plea to Adams for help [Gothamist]
A Hundred-and-Nineteen-Year-Old Book That Explains Eric Adams [The New Yorker]
Feds’ raid of interim NYPD commissioner for ‘old documents’ just days after he took job suggests ‘it’s open season on Adams’ [The New York Post]
Attorney Jim Walden is running for mayor of New York City [POLITICO]
Between Eric Adams and the congressional delegation, an uneasy peace [POLITICO]
Rev. Edward-Richard Hinds, who headed Brooklyn clergy council, charged with sex abuse of teen [The New York Daily News]
Meet the CIA Asset Who Was Snuck Out of a Utah Jail to Take Down NYC Mayor Eric Adams [Los Angeles Magazine]
Mayor Adams’s Longtime Girlfriend Retires From Highly Paid Schools Job [The New York Times]
Former Adams Aide Is in Plea Talks in Federal Witness Tampering Case [The New York Times]
Eric Adams aide under FBI investigation was key player at fundraiser with reported ‘straw’ donations [The Guardian]
Secret Bundlers, Sham Donations: Adams Is Faulted in Campaign Audit [The New York Times]
Former Obama Aide Enters the New York City Mayor’s Race [The New York Times]
NYC politician mounts left-flank challenge to Eric Adams’ reelection bid [POLITICO]
City comptroller calls for Adams resignation, discusses possibility of succession [NY1]
Adams Accuses Lander of ‘Tying Our Hands’ by Vetting Emergency Migrant Contracts [The City]
A real estate mogul bought her way into the New York mayor’s inner circle – and then the favors started [The Guardian]
Federal investigators raid home of Queens pastor who runs PAC formed to back Mayor Adams [The New York Daily News]
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Eric Adams’ top and longest-serving aide, resigns [POLITICO]
Federal investigators seek records from Evolv, firm behind NYC’s subway weapons scanners [The New York Daily News]
Mayor Adams faces questions about conduct of administration officials [NY1]
Adams Could Have to Return $10 Million in Matching Funds, as Board Warns He May Have Breached Rules [The City]
The New Identity Politics of Eric Adams [POLITICO]
Decoding Eric Adams [The New York Times]
Illegal Police Stops Have Risen Under Mayor Adams, Despite Court Mandate [The New York Times]
Some of Eric Adams’s Hires Have Troubling Pasts. He’s Fine With That. [The New York Times]
New York City to Involuntarily Remove Mentally Ill People From Streets [The New York Times]
Lawyers Sum Up Case Against Police Captain [The New York Times]
Police Captain Is Found Not Guilty on 2 of 3 Charges [The New York Times]
Adams suggests federal prosecutors also take case of accused subway arsonist after woman killed [ABC 7 NY]
Homeless People Sue New York City for Throwing Away Their Property [The New York Times]
Years before federal probes, Banks brother helped Mayor Adams rake in over $90k for campaign [Gothamist]
Hot-headed NYPD deputy commissioner — who called Post reporter a ‘f–king scumbag’ — has been demoted : sources [The New York Post]
2 people slashed in unprovoked attack at Grand Central, police and sources say [NBC New York]
Donor Pleads Guilty to Making Illegal Contributions to Adams Campaign [The New York Times]
Prosecutors: Brooklyn businessman will plead guilty to conspiracy charge in case vs Mayor Adams [NBC New York]
Owner of Brooklyn construction business in Eric Adams FBI campaign probe bought $2.1M apartment, flashes trips to Japan and Greece [The New York Post]
The WFP is doing 2025 differently [POLITICO]
Ingrid Lewis-Martin is NYC’s higher power [City & State]
Jessica Tisch, Loews heiress and former tech czar, named NYC sanitation commissioner [The New York Post]
Former Adams Aide to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy in Straw Donations Case [The New York Times]
Adams vs. Cuomo ? Poll forecasts a wild mayoral race — that shuts out the far left [The New York Post]
Adams makes another last-minute trip to DC to attend prayer breakfast where Trump will deliver remarks [The New York Post]
Manhattan D.A. Would Face Uphill Battle if He Took Adams Case [The New York Times]
Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader [The New York Times]
Adams’s Lead Prosecutor Quits Defiantly : ‘It Was Never Going to Be Me’ [The New York Times]
Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter [CNN]
3 top U.S. prosecutors resign over order to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams corruption case [NPR]
Breaking down Mayor Adams' criminal case amid resignations, Trump's growing influence [Gothamist]
Federal prosecutors in New York and Washington resign after refusing to drop Adams charges [NBC News]
US prosecutor agrees to seek dismissal of Adams charges under pressure, sources say [Reuters]
Many Want Hochul to Force Adams From Office. She Isn’t Rushing. [The New York Times]
Eric Adams Promoted and Protected Jeffrey Maddrey, Ex-NYPD Chief in Explosive Misconduct Complaint [The City]
NYC Mayor Adams facing make-or-break weekend as calls mount for him to step down or be ousted over Trump ties [The New York Post]
Black Voters Helped Elect Eric Adams Mayor. Now They May Back Cuomo. [The New York Times]
Pam Bondi faces conservative backlash over Eric Adams 'scandal' [DailyMail.com]
How a faded New York hotel became a lethal political battleground [The Guardian]
Under Pressure to Drop Charges, Career Prosecutors Weighed Stark Options [The New York Times]
Federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams [USA Today]
Klobuchar says Adams has become Trump administration’s ‘own political pawn’ [The Hill]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams on calls for his removal from office: "I'm not stepping down. I'm stepping up" [CBS News New York]
3 NYC deputy mayors signal intent to resign from Adams admin following Trump DOJ order to drop case [The New York Post]
At least 3 NYC deputy mayors express intent to resign from Adams administration : Sources [NBC New York]
Adams’ deputy mayors express grave concerns over his recent predicaments [POLITICO]
Trump's 'captive'? Dems say NYC mayor's scandal threatens migrant 'sanctuary' [USA Today]
Analysis : Trump vowed to take politics out of prosecutions. The Eric Adams case tells a different story [The Los Angeles Times]
It’s Now Up to the Judge Whether to Drop Charges in Adams Case [The New York Times]
4 Top Officials Expected to Resign Over Adams’s Cooperation with Trump [The New York Times]
Half of NYC’s deputy mayors dramatically resign in wake of Eric Adams’ controversial reprieve from Trump DOJ [The New York Post]
Kathy Hochul faces tough decision on Eric Adams [POLITICO]
As calls for Adams’ resignation mount, another comes the city’s legislative leader [POLITICO]
Judge orders Mayor Eric Adams, DOJ lawyers to appear in court to explain case dismissal request [CNBC]
New York governor weighs Eric Adams' fate after scandals [BBC]
New York governor Kathy Hochul considers removing Eric Adams as she calls crisis meeting that could determine NYC mayor's fate [DailyMail.com]
Adams Taps Close Associate for Top Public Safety Job [The New York Times]
N.Y.C. Council Speaker Calls on Mayor Eric Adams to Resign [The New York Times]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to go before judge today. Will charges be dropped ? [USA Today]
Justice Department and New York Mayor Adams face judge’s scrutiny in bid to drop corruption charges [The Associated Press]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' case in court today as judge weighs motion to dismiss corruption charges [CBS News New York]
Hochul set to announce guardrails around Eric Adams [POLITICO]
Luigi Mangione lawyer says Mayor Adams publicly discussed undisclosed evidence [Gothamist]
Jumaane Williams Says He’s Ready and Willing to Take Mayor Adams’s Place [The New York Times]
‘He’s selling the city’ : behind Eric Adams’s New York City administration [The Guardian]
Former Adams aide Mohamed Bahi charged in NYC City Hall federal corruption investigation [The New York Daily News]
Department of Investigation probing NYC migrant services debit card contract [The New York Daily News]
Mayor Adams administration real estate honcho Jesse Hamilton had phone seized at JFK : sources [The New York Daily News]
Schools Chancellor David Banks is stepping down 2.5 months earlier than his planned retirement, as federal investigations continue to ensnare the Adams months early [The New York Daily News]
Mass resignations from Eric Adams’ administration spark chaos in NYC government [POLITICO]
Trump's border czar tells NYC mayor he'll be 'up his butt' if he breaks vow to help ICE [NBC News]
Luigi Mangione's defense cites evidence concerns, no trial date set [ABC 7 NY]
Standing up in the Adams admin [POLITICO]
The case of the missing $3M : Eric Adams’ campaign finance woes grow [POLITICO]
NYC Budget Watchdog Sees Bigger Surplus Than Mayor’s Projections [Bloomberg Tax]
Black Leaders on Why They’ve Turned Against Eric Adams [The New York Times]
Cuomo Enters N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Upending Contest to Unseat Adams [The New York Times]
Adams Backs Out of Mayoral Forum at Last Minute, Citing Lawyer’s Advice [The New York Times]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams testifies there was no quid pro quo at congressional hearing on sanctuary city [CBS News New York]
Democrats Target Adams at ‘Sanctuary City’ Hearing [The New York Times]
What to Know About the Status of the Eric Adams Corruption Case [The New York Times]
Lawyer Appointed in Adams Case Says Charges Should Be Dropped [The New York Times]
Lawyer appointed in NYC Mayor Eric Adams' case recommends dropping charges [USA Today]
Adams Uses Agency ‘Tracker’ to Control Messaging on Trump [The New York Times]
Police Commissioner, Heiress and Maybe a Future New York City Mayor [The New York Times]
Mayor Adams’ trip to Dominican Republic leaves newly appointed deputy in charge of NYC [Gothamist]
City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island [The City]
NYC Law Department will not defend Mayor Adams in lawsuit to block ICE on Rikers [Gothamist]
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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 Danielle R. Sassoon re : Eric Adams
Letter to NYS Attorney General re : NYC Migrant Crisis
Letter to Pam Bondi re : United States v. Eric Adams, 24 Cr. 556 (DEH)
Letter to Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix re : Migrant Crisis
Resignation Letter to Emil Bove
Shirley Huntley - Sentencing Memorandum
Weaver, et al. v. NYCHA, et al.
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Mayor Eric Adams has ‘no idea’ grand jury called for campaign corruption probe : ‘I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer’ [The New York Post]
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