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The City reports: Despite several members of his inner circle heading for the door, Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly Tuesday media briefing insisted it’s business as usual for his administration and the rapid-fire resignations have nothing to do with swirling federal investigations. “People wanted to go on with their lives and, working in government — it’s hard. I think …

The New York Times reports: Sheena Wright, a longtime ally of Mayor Eric Adams, has resigned from her post as first deputy mayor, according to people with knowledge of the matter, making her the seventh senior official to leave the administration during a time of crisis in New York City government. The departures seem to reflect the administrative housecleaning that …

Politico reports: Three more aides to Mayor Eric Adams — including two whose homes were raided — are leaving the administration as federal prosecutors investigate him and his inner circle for corruption. Rana Abbasova, who has been on unpaid leave since federal agents raided her home last fall, has been fired, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Two boys have been arrested for attacking former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson on the Upper East Side. The boys, ages 12 and 13, were charged with gang assault after turning themselves in at a police precinct with their parents. A third child also turned themselves in but was not charged …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked on a Manhattan sidewalk Friday evening by a group of teenagers, according to police officials. Paterson was with his 20-year-old stepson Anthony Chester Sliwa, who was walking his dog on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, sources who …

The New York Daily News reports: Sheena Wright, Mayor Adams’ second in command at City Hall, is set to resign from her post in what would be another high-level departure from his administration, which has become besieged by a flurry of federal corruption investigations, according to multiple sources close to the matter. The first deputy mayor’s resignation, expected Friday night, …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Additional charges against Mayor Eric Adams are “possible” and additional defendants are “likely” to be added, a prosecutor said Wednesday during a court hearing in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. “We’re moving quickly,” prosecutor Hagens Scotten said. “We think that is quite likely.” Adams has pleaded not guilty to charges that accused him of engaging …

The New York Times reports: One of Mayor Eric Adams’ closest aides and confidants resigned on Monday, less than a week after the mayor was indicted on corruption charges — and nearly a month after federal agents seized the aide’s phones in a separate corruption inquiry, according to a resignation letter his lawyer said had been sent to the mayor. …

NBC News reports: Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and solicitation of …

Gothamist reports: New York City investigators searched Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s Queens office on Thursday after receiving a report about unvouchered cash, according to the city Department of Investigation — marking yet another potential criminal probe into an appointee of Mayor Eric Adams. “DOI is investigating matters related to the Sheriff’s Office and was present at the Sheriff’s Long Island City …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: New York City’s embattled mayor, Eric Adams, pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to charges that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free overseas trips from people looking to buy his influence in city government. “I am not guilty, your honor,” he said. The court agreed Adams could be released on his own …

AM New York reports: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has moved her stance from being “aware” of NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges to being ready to use her authority as governor to remove Adams from office — if need be. In a powerful statement to the press, Hochul said she is on standby, reviewing her options as she …

Politico reports: The indictment of Mayor Eric Adams is emboldening former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to jump into the crowded race for New York City mayor. The Democrat’s calculus has shifted amid Adams’ deepening legal troubles, which crescendoed with the unsealing of a five-count criminal indictment that alleged the mayor received favors and campaign contributions from the Turkish government in exchange …

From the New York Times editorial board: The charges against Mr. Adams are serious, including allegations that he misappropriated more than $10 million in public funds for his 2021 campaign. The mayor will have his day in court and is entitled to make a vigorous defense, but that does not mean he must force New York City to wait for …

NBC News reports: “This did not surprise us that we reached this day,” he said. “And I ask New Yorkers to wait to hear our defense before making any judgments. In about 30 minutes we are going to hear a story about a case that’s in front of us. The story will come from the federal prosecutors, and I ask …

The New York Times reports: Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. The indictment, which was unsealed on Thursday morning, follows an investigation that started in 2021 and has focused at least in part on whether he conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign campaign contributions and …

The New York Post reports: Nearly a dozen suited-up federal agents arrived at Eric Adams’ mayoral home, Gracie Mansion, first thing Thursday to search his official residence — just hours after Hizzoner became the first Big Apple mayor to be indicted in a federal probe. The men and women, who were all clad in business attire, filed into the mansion …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that remain sealed, according to sources familiar with the matter. Adams now becomes the first mayor in New York City history to be indicted while in office. If he were to resign, he would be replaced by the city’s …

The New York Times reports: Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Wednesday said Eric Adams should resign as mayor of New York City, becoming the most prominent Democrat to push for his ouster amid federal corruption investigations involving his administration. In a statement to The New York Times, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, a national leader of her party’s progressive wing, said …

The New York Daily News reports: NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, the hand-picked head of the nation’s largest school district and a long-time family friend of Mayor Adams, is expected to resign amid a federal corruption investigation, PIX11 reported Tuesday. His rumored departure comes two weeks after his personal and professional phones were seized and apartment raided by federal authorities. …