Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion

Jewish New Yorkers celebrate Hanukkah at Gracie Mansion with Mayor Adams and honorees.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
18/12/2024

Woman tears down hostage posters, identified as NYC Mayor Adams's employee

Sutherland, 25, did not suffer significant consequences. She reportedly was required to take "multicultural training" and had a note added to her file.

Homeless man allegedly kills two, critically wounds one in stabbing spree in Manhattan

The first attack occurred around 8:20 a.m. in Chelsea when the attacker approached a 36-year-old construction worker outside 444 West 19th Street and stabbed him in the stomach.

Antisemitic hate crimes in NYC have surged this year, according to police data

The NYPD links the spike to ongoing tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
09/10/2024
NEW YORK Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds his daily COVID-19 press briefing at the New York Stock Exch

Jewish community rallies behind Andrew Cuomo in mayoral race

“Cuomo will immediately be the top candidate in the Jewish community,” a Jewish city resident said.

Where do NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ potential successors stand on Israel and Jewish issues?

Facing bribery and fraud charges, Adams has sworn not to step down, and no one in the city — including its voters — can push him out before the next scheduled election, in 2025.

By NEW YORK JEWISH WEEK STAFF/JTA
28/09/2024

What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment

Adams has declared his innocence and remained defiant after news broke that he had been indicted for crimes including bribery and fraud.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
27/09/2024

'Symbols of Oct. 7 slaughter': Jewish group petitions for NYC keffiyeh ban

Members from the group New York United in Fighting Antisemitism emailed Mayor Eric Adams, and schools Chancellor David Bank proposing the ban.

Biden condemns 'horrific' acts of antisemitism this week in US

The homes of Jewish Brooklyn Museum officials were vandalized with terrorist symbols on Tuesday night, during the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. 

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