Mayor Eric Adams is a strong supporter of Israel. One of his primary opponents, Brad Lander, the comptroller, calls himself a “progressive Zionist.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Elections, Mayors”
Adams’s Re-election Bid Fueled by Real Estate Titans and Out-of-Towners
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The mayor has raised $1.3 million for re-election since January, relying on many wealthy donors from New York City and beyond. Source: New York Times
Six Charged With Organizing Illegal Donations to Adams’s 2021 Campaign
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2023
One defendant knew Mayor Eric Adams when they were police officers. Prosecutors did not accuse the mayor of knowing about what they called a scheme to acquire thousands of dollars in extra public matching funds. Source: New York Times
Scott Stringer Sues for Defamation Over Sexual Assault Claim
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Mr. Stringer, the former New York City comptroller, said that a woman’s claims of sexual assault were lies and caused “irreparable harm” as he ran for mayor. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Tony Isidore, Galvanizing Adman, Is Dead at 89
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2022
With arresting ad campaigns, he helped promote the New York Urban Coalition (“Give a Damn”) and the re-election of Mayor John V. Lindsay (“I Made Mistakes”). Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Raises $850,000 for Re-election in 2025
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams has traveled across the country to court donors, receiving contributions from casino and sports betting executives. Source: New York Times
Just 5 Months Into His Term, Adams Is Busy Raising Money to Win Another
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2022
The mayor has kicked off a cross-country fund-raising blitz for re-election, taking his tour to Chicago and Beverly Hills, even as he confronts major challenges in New York City. Source: New York Times
The Secrets Ed Koch Carried
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2022
To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor. But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation. Source: New York Times
New York City Pulls Plug on Second Homeless Shelter in Chinatown
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2022
The Adams administration backtracked on the second shelter, one of three that had been proposed for the neighborhood, after protests from the community. Source: New York Times
What This Portrait of Mayor Adams's Mother Means to New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on January 9, 2022
Dorothy Mae Adams-Streeter posed for a portrait at her 75th birthday party. Her image, floating in a brandy snifter, has a powerful resonance. Source: New York Times
Conflict Quickly Emerges Between Top Prosecutor and Police Commissioner
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
A memo by New York City’s new police leader sharply questioned Manhattan’s new district attorney over his strategy for prosecuting crime. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Takes Office as New York City's Mayor
By Gotham Rex on January 1, 2022
Eric Adams, the city’s second Black mayor, faces difficult decisions over how to lead New York City through the next wave of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Cancels 10 Fund-Raisers
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
One of them was sponsored by a contentious public relations executive, Ronn Torossian. Source: New York Times
Is Brooklyn in the House? Its Politicians Certainly Are.
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2021
Brooklyn’s influence over New York City politics grew with Eric Adams’s mayoral win, and it could grow further if a candidate from the borough is elected governor. Source: New York Times