Is the Big Apple’s eccentric party boy mayor rotten to the core? How Eric Adams rose from NYC cop to the city’s top job… and is now accused of selling out his constituents to live in obscene luxury [Video]

11:29 EDT 28 Sep 2024, updated 18:35 EDT 28 Sep 2024

When embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams stepped outside his official residence on the upper east side of Manhattan on Thursday morning flanked by black community leaders – he was met by a wave of fury.

‘You are a disgrace… abuse of power’, shouted an irate man in the crowd.

The chant ‘Resign! Resign! Resign!’ drowned out the speakers.

A grim smile fixed to his face, Adams persevered.

He denied the five federal charges levelled against him in a staggering 57-page indictment: one count of bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy and two counts of soliciting a foreign nation for illegal campaign contributions.