“Earlier today, one of our officers was shot while protecting our subway system,” Adams told the public, neglecting to mention that the shooting was done by another of those officers. A bullet went through a bystander victim’s brain, his family announced, and he faced a terrible prognosis.

Corruption investigations are nothing new in New York politics. But Adams is in an increasingly precarious political position, and an indictment, depending on its target, could send him over the edge.

The mayoralty of New York City is well known for being a dead-end job. No mayor has ever gone on to higher office, though many of them have tried, in over 100 years. The last one, Ardolph Loges Kline,

Losing one police commissioner might be merely careless. But losing two—with a number of federal investigations targeting the mayor’s inner circle—has encouraged challengers.

The biggest city in the country is in the midst of a major political scandal, and things appear to be unraveling in New York Mayor Eric Adam's administration. There are federal investigations, top level resignations,

Unlike Donald J. Trump, Eric L. Adams cannot survive an indictment. Not of himself, and not of those closest to him. If the investigations successfully penetrate his inner ring, he will not be mayor on Jan. 1, 2026.

City lawmakers are calling for the mayor to step down as his inner circle comes under even more legal scrutiny

As four separate federal investigations plague Mayor Eric Adams and his administration, progressive politicians such as Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (D-Queens), state Senator Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn) have called on him to resign.