As Gotham’s second Black mayor, Eric Adams’ nearly four years at City Hall began with immense promise. He declared himself the “face of the new Democratic Party” shortly before defeating a crowded field of challengers in the 2021 Democratic primary, and promised to bring a “swagger” back to the mayoralty.
But despite his many accomplishments in office, his popularity quickly faded amid a torrent of controversy and scandal. Last year, he became the first sitting NYC mayor ever to be criminally indicted, a development from which he never fully recovered, even after the Trump Justice Department dropped the case against him.
