A fresh flurry of federal raids on Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle—this time involving some of his top deputies — could leave him more vulnerable than ever as a growing field of challengers looks to take his job in next year’s Democratic primary.
On Wednesday, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, Police Commissioner Edward Caban and City Hall Senior Adviser Tim Pearson became just some of the latest figures in the mayor’s orbit to have their homes raided and electronics seized by federal investigators. Much is still unknown about the raids and whether they are part of the same investigation, but the probe(s) are reportedly being run out of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan.
