Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates & Forums
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Politics

‘I can do this job,’ Mayor Adams insists, amid concerns that federal corruption charges will distract him

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on October 1, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams did his best Tuesday to embody one of his go-to catchphrases, “Stay focused, no distractions and grind,” in his first weekly wide-ranging news conference since being criminally indicted last week.

Throughout the roughly hour-long media availability in the City Hall Rotunda, Hizzoner strained to assuage growing doubts that he can still effectively manage the city, while fighting the federal criminal charges against him.

See the full article at amNY

‘I can do this job,’ Mayor Adams insists, amid concerns that federal corruption charges will distract him

About the Author

Related Articles

  • Mayor Eric Adams denies resignation rumor‘Who started the stupid rumor?’ Mayor Adams re-emerges with fiery speech slamming critics, denying resignation talk
  • Mayor Eric Adams gestures while speaking about President Donald Trump on Jan. 21Adams unloads on Biden in bombshell interview with right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson
  • Mayor Adams at Trump inaugurationNYC Dems blast Adams for attending Trump inauguration, accuse him of seeking favor for a pardon
  • New York City Hall.2025 Preview | NYC to enter pivotal election cycle, contend with second Trump term in new year

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • 3P StaffingTailor / Seamstress
  • Private HomeHouse Keeper / Cook
  • Breaking GroundProperty Manager

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

20260410_123154
Bronx Times

Director Joel Alfonso Vargas debuts Bronx-centered film, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.
Gay City News

Judge rules against Trump’s effort to strip NYC education funding over trans inclusion policies

The Loft Candy Store, as photographed in 1959, was located on the northeast corner of Myrtle Avenue at Onderdonk Avenue in Ridgewood.
QNS

Glendale firm’s machine made for some sweet Ridgewood treats: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Crowd 4
Brooklyn Paper

From court to community: How Brooklyn’s Dreamers N Doers is changing the game for local youth

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2026 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sitemap
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Inside Government
  • Videos
  • Contact