Eric Adams
Despite corruption scandals and indictments that have plagued him and key administration officials, and blowback over his negotiations with the Trump administration to drop federal charges against him, incumbent Eric Adams is pressing on in an attempt to secure a second term as mayor.
A registered Democrat, he declared in April his intention to run as an independent. Adams has made few campaign appearances, relying instead on his visibility as mayor and initiatives such as containerizing household trash pickup.
Elected mayor in 2021, Adams previously ran on a platform that focused on public safety. He served as Brooklyn’s borough president from 2013 to 2021, and before that he served as a state senator. He began his career as an officer in the Transit Police before transitioning to the NYPD, and helped found the advocacy group 100 Black Men in Law Enforcement Who Care.
“You don't all of the sudden become anti-American because the person you wanted to be president is not president. It's the office. When you don't respect the office, you're sending the wrong message.”
Fox News
(April 19, 2025)
“We can no longer deny the reality that untreated psychosis can be a cruel and all-consuming condition that often requires involuntary intervention.”
Press conference
(Nov 29, 2022)
“Going forward, we are going to turn New York into a city of yes. Yes in my backyard. Yes on my block. Yes in my borough.”
City of Yes announcement
(Jun 1, 2022)
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