The New York Times

What Adams’s Exit Means for Black Political Power in New York

Eric Adams is just the second Black mayor elected in New York City, and his downfall has been painful for many who supported him. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays When Eric Adams took office ...
The New York Times

The Rise and Fall of Eric Adams

Mr. Adams has suspended his re-election campaign, becoming the first mayor of New York City to fail to win a second term since David N. Dinkins. Mr. Adams has suspended his re-election campaign, ...
New York Magazine

How History Will Judge Mayor Eric Adams

To hear Mayor Eric Adams tell it, the unpopularity of his administration and the implosion of his reelection campaign was all somebody else’s fault. It was rumor-mongering news outlets that scared off ...
City & State New York

Eric Adams: the flawed, unforgettable, one-term mayor

Act one, scene one of Eric Adams’ mayoralty was an effective piece of theater. The first minutes he spent as mayor just after midnight Jan. 1, 2022 were on a stage in the middle of Times Square, then ...