NYC Mayor Adams Skips Forum, Awaits Ruling on Legal Fate
Citing his lawyer telling him to wait until a federal judge decides how to handle the corruption case against him, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday pulled out of a mayoral candidate forum.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday said he pulled out of a mayoral candidate forum after his lawyer told him to wait until a federal judge decides how to handle the corruption case against him.
The Democrat told reporters he would skip the forum, held by District Council 37, the largest municipal union in the city, because his attorney told him to forgo such events until a decision is reached in his criminal case.