Eric Adams
Former mayor of New York City (2022 to 2025)
Mayor, 2022 to 2025, New York City · Captain (retired), New York City Police Department · Senator, 20th district, 2006 to 2013, New York State Senate
Background
Eric Adams is an American politician and former police officer.
He served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025.
Key facts
- Mayor of New York City
- 111th mayor, 2022 to 2025source
- Born
- September 1, 1960, Brownsville, Brooklynsource
- Police career
- Officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the NYPD for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captainsource
- New York State Senate
- Served from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th district in Brooklynsource
- Successor
- Zohran Mamdani succeeded Adams as mayor on January 1, 2026source
- Case dismissed
- Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case against Adams on April 2, 2025source
WYDE coverage of Eric Adams
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Eric Adams, from Jan 17, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026. Eric Adams is a named leader in 1 story and the subject of 1 story. The most recent is New York City Spent $81,000 Per Homeless Person While NGO Executives Made $900,000.
New York City Spent $81,000 Per Homeless Person While NGO Executives Made $900,000
New York City spent $368 million on unsheltered homeless services in FY2025, averaging $81,000 per person while NGO executives earned over $900,000 in salary.
Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader
WYDE WeeklyOpenAI v Elon Lawsuit, NYC Token, Hunger—WYDE Fixes It All
WYDE Weekly January 18
Jan 17, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Eric Adams
- OpenAI · in 1 story with Eric Adams
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County · in 1 story with Eric Adams
- Elon Musk · in 1 story with Eric Adams
Sources
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