Eric Adams
The Political Scene Podcast
Eric Adams and Donald Trump’s Curious Alliance
“Donald Trump ran for President promising vengeance,” the staff writer Eric Lach says. “The Adams situation is in some ways fascinating because it’s part of the demonstration of the flip side of that—which is leniency for friends.”
The Lede
Danielle Sassoon’s American Bravery
A conservative prosecutor in New York makes the first bold move against Donald Trump’s rampaging Presidency.
By Eric Lach
Second Read
A Hundred-and-Nineteen-Year-Old Book That Explains Eric Adams
“Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,” a collection of political sermons attributed to a crooked machine boss, is a handy reference for New York City’s current political chaos.
By Eric Lach
The Lede
What Eric Adams’s Chief Adviser Knows About Loyalty
Newly obtained e-mails show that Ingrid Lewis-Martin stuck with Adams even when she feared for her safety. Will she stay by his side through a federal investigation?
By Eric Lach
The Lede
The Most Obvious Scandal in the History of New York City
Mayor Eric Adams swaggered right into a corruption indictment.
By Eric Lach
The Political Scene Podcast
Is Eric Adams Impervious to Scandal?
How Eric Adams’s bizarre nature became one of his greatest political assets.
Our Local Correspondents
Eric Adams Stays Focussed, Avoids Distractions, and Grinds
As members of his inner circle get investigated by the F.B.I., the Mayor of New York City, quarantining with COVID, tries to play it cool.
By Eric Lach
The Lede
Could Eric Adams Lose Next Year?
The hosts of a plugged-in New York City politics podcast wonder if the Mayor is really as weak as his political opponents believe.
By Eric Lach
Daily Comment
What Kind of Trouble Is Eric Adams In?
New York City’s mayor has downplayed the federal investigation into his campaign fund-raising, but, by dodging questions and obfuscating, he’s invited even more public scrutiny.
By Eric Lach
Our Local Correspondents
The Luxury Office Development That Became a Horrific Migrant Shelter
In Brooklyn, hundreds of men have languished in a city-run facility, taking cold showers, eating bad food, and sleeping inches from one another.
By Eric Lach
The Political Scene Podcast
How New York, a City of Immigrants, Became Home to a Migrant Crisis
Eric Lach discusses why Eric Adams—who once personally welcomed buses of asylum seekers at the Port Authority—is now saying that migrants are going to “destroy New York City.”
Q. & A.
Why So Many Migrants Are Coming to New York
Untangling the politics, policies, and messaging behind the current crisis.
By Isaac Chotiner
Our Local Correspondents
A Pizza Shop in the Middle of New York’s Migrant Crisis
An immigrant small-business owner sees himself in the asylum seekers who were sleeping on the street outside his restaurant in midtown.
By Eric Lach
Our Columnists
Jordan Neely’s Death and a Critical Moment in the Homelessness Crisis
After the homeless young man was killed on the subway, there has been a rare flash of national attention on the issue. Can the outrage be harnessed for actual change?
By Jay Caspian Kang
The Political Scene Podcast
The Fraudster Mentored by New York’s Mayor
A deep look at a shady friend of Mayor Eric Adams as he increases his national profile.
Our Local Correspondents
The Mayor and the Con Man
Eric Adams’s friends and allies have puzzled over his relationship with Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader.
By Eric Lach
Shouts & Murmurs
The Ultimate Subway-Safety Plan
After a century of unequal access, unequal maintenance, and unequal attention, it’s time for a system that reliably serves no one.
By Dennard Dayle
Our Local Correspondents
Why Thousands of People Are Left Out of New York City’s Daily Homeless Census
A nonprofit news outlet has spent the past half year publishing more complete data on homelessness. Eric Adams’s administration says it plans to start doing the same.
By Eric Lach
Our Local Correspondents
The Resistance of Anarchy Row
While holding out against Eric Adams’s street cleanups, residents of a New York City homeless encampment mourn one of their own, and consider their options.
By Eric Lach
Q. & A.
What Da Homeless Hero Makes of Eric Adams’s Policies
Shams DaBaron was a fierce critic of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s treatment of homeless New Yorkers. Now he’s collaborating with the new Mayor.
By Eric Lach

