Eric Adams

Eric Adams
Adams in 2023
110th Mayor of New York City
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2022
First Deputy	Lorraine Grillo Sheena Wright Maria Torres-Springer Camille Joseph Varlack (acting) Randy Mastro
Preceded by	Bill de Blasio
18th Borough President of Brooklyn
In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021
Deputy	Diana Reyna Ingrid Lewis-Martin
Preceded by	Marty Markowitz
Succeeded by	Antonio Reynoso
Member of the New York State Senate from the 20th district
In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2013
Preceded by	Carl Andrews
Succeeded by	Jesse Hamilton
Personal details
Born	Eric Leroy Adams (1960-09-01) September 1, 1960 (age 64) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (2002–present)[a]
Other political affiliations	Republican (1995–2002)[2][3]
Domestic partner	Tracey Collins
Children	1
Education	New York City College of Technology (AA) John Jay College of Criminal Justice (BA) Marist College (MPA)
Signature
Police career
Department	New York City Police Department
Service years	1984–2006
Rank	Captain
Adams's voice Adams on the death of Tyre Nichols. Recorded January 2023

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Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th district in Brooklyn. In 2013, Adams became the first black American to be elected Brooklyn Borough President; he was re-elected in 2017.

In 2021, Adams received the Democratic Party's nomination for mayor of New York City after winning a crowded primary that used instant runoff voting. In the general election, Adams won a landslide victory over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. As mayor, he has taken what is seen as a tough-on-crime approach and reintroduced a plain-clothed NYPD unit that had been disbanded by the previous administration. He has also implemented, alongside increased police presence, a zero-tolerance policy on homeless people sleeping in subway cars.

In September 2024, a series of investigations into Adams's administration emerged. Adams was indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. Adams pleaded not guilty to the charges. He alleged that the charges were retaliation for opposing the Biden administration's handling of the migrant crisis. In February 2025, the Department of Justice in the Donald Trump administration instructed federal prosecutors to drop charges against Adams. Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case against Adams on April 2, 2025.

In April 2025, Adams announced that he would seek re-election as an independent in the 2025 New York City mayoral election. He will face presumptive Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, and independent Jim Walden.

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