Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years,retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013,representing the 20th district in Brooklyn. In 2013,Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President,the first Black American to hold the position,and re-elected in 2017.
Eric Ulrich is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican,Ulrich represented the 32nd district on the New York City Council from 2009 to 2021. In 2022,he served as New York City Buildings Commissioner and as senior advisor to Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On September 13,2023,Ulrich was arrested on 16 felony corruption charges;he pleaded not guilty. He resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.
Senior Advisor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States. White House senior advisors are senior members of the White House Office. The title has been formally used since 1993.
Philip Banks III is the former Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety and a retired law enforcement officer who served as NYPD chief of department in 2013 and 2014. As Chief of Department,Banks oversaw all patrol and specialty units. He resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.
Louis A. Molina is an American police officer and 7th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Commissioner Molina formerly served as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety for the City of New York,and the 37th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction. He was formerly the Chief of the Department of Public Safety for the City of Las Vegas and detective with the New York Police Department.
Jesse Hamilton is an American lawyer and politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the New York State Senate's 20th District,including parts of the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights,Brownsville and East Flatbush from 2015 to 2018. Hamilton is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. Hamilton is the Secretary of the Brooklyn Democratic Party,the official organization of the Democratic Party for Brooklyn. He was defeated in the September 2018 Democratic primary election by lawyer Zellnor Myrie.
Adrienne Eadie Adams is an American politician serving as Speaker of the New York City Council. A Democrat,Adams represents the 28th district,and is the first woman elected to the district.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
Kathryn A. Garcia is an American public official serving as Director of State Operations for the state of New York. She served as commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department from 2014 to 2020 and was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary,losing by 0.8 percentage points to Eric Adams.
The Turkish House is a 561-foot-high (171 m),36-floor skyscraper located at 821 United Nations Plaza in Turtle Bay,Manhattan,New York City,United States,across from the headquarters of the United Nations. Turkish House serves as the headquarters of multiple Turkish diplomatic missions in New York City,as well as a center of Turkish cultural activity.
Schneps Media is a 1985-founded media company "that began with The Queens Courier." They own and operate both print and online news services. The New York Times wrote in 2019 that Schneps publishes "more than 50 newspapers and magazines."
Alvin Leonard Bragg Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who serves as the New York County District Attorney,covering Manhattan. In 2021,he became the first African American elected to that office. Bragg had previously served as Chief Deputy Attorney General of New York and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. In 2024,he became the first and only district attorney to secure a conviction of a former United States president.
The Democratic Party primary for the 2021 New York City mayoral election took place on June 22,2021. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams defeated 12 other candidates,including Kathryn Garcia,Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang. Adams went on to defeat Republican Curtis Sliwa and other candidates in the November 2,2021 general election.
Andre Damian Williams Jr. is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2021 to 2024. He has been involved in the prosecution of numerous high-profile individuals,including Ghislaine Maxwell,Sam Bankman-Fried,Sean Combs,Mayor Eric Adams,and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.
Emma Wolfe is an American government official and advisor who served as Deputy Mayor of New York City for Administration and Chief of Staff to New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.
The mayoralty of Eric Adams began when Eric Adams was inaugurated shortly after midnight on January 1,2022.
The 2025 New York City mayoral election will be held on November 4,2025,to elect the mayor of New York City. Incumbent Democratic mayor Eric Adams is running for re-election to a second term in office. He was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024 and has faced calls to resign from office.
Frank Carone is an American political figure and lawyer. Known for serving as Chief of Staff for New York Mayor Eric Adams in 2022,he has also served as lead counsel to the Brooklyn Democratic Party. He was involved in political campaigns such as Adams' successful bid for Brooklyn borough president in 2013,and also supported Adams' 2021 bid for New York Mayor as his lawyer,fundraiser,and adviser.
There have been several investigations into the Eric Adams administration since he became Mayor of New York City in 2022.
Mohamed Bahi is an American-Algerian Muslim community activist,and the former Chief Liaison of New York City Mayor Eric Adams to the Muslim community in the mayor's community affairs office. On October 8,2024,as part of the investigations into the NYC Mayor Eric Adams administration,he was arrested and charged with federal witness tampering and destruction of evidence in connection with an investigation of alleged illegal contributions made to Adams’s 2021 mayoral campaign. He faces up to 20 years of prison time on each count.
