New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, just three days before the latter is set to take office. A spokesperson for Adams said in a statement Thursday evening that the mayor “has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers — and that partnership with the federal government is critical to New York

Amid mounting legal bills, Mayor Eric Adams’ defense trust is nearly $1 million in the red after raising just over $2,000 in the latest reporting period — most of it from a convicted businessman pardoned by former President Donald Trump during his first White House term,

Mayor Eric Adams has long vowed to fight his pending legal case after federal prosecutors indicted him last year on charges of bribery and campaign-finance fraud. But donations to the fund intended to support his defense appear to be drying up as his trial draws nearer.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will be meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, a spokesperson for the mayor has confirmed. Adams is traveling to Palm Beach, Florida, to discuss the New Yorker’s priorities.

Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection campaign received about $250,000 in donations during the most recent reporting period — significantly less than several of his challengers — but his team downplayed the dip as the result of a fundraising pause in fall 2024.

With public matching funds factored in, City Comptroller Brad Lander has raised more than $5.3 million for his mayoral run, outpacing Mayor Adams, whose haul to date sits at about $4.5 million off of private contributions alone,