New York Times Editorial Board calls on Mayor Eric Adams to resign

The New York Times Editorial Board on Thursday called for Mayor Eric Adams to resign amid bribery charges. 

"The charges against Mr. Adams are serious, including allegations that he misappropriated more than $10 million in public funds for his 2021 campaign," the editorial board wrote.

Adams has been charged with federal program bribery, receiving campaign contributions by foreign nationals, one count of wire fraud, two counts of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of bribery.

He was indicted amid a federal investigation into allegations that, as a former New York City Police Department chief, he accepted illegal campaign donations from the Turkish government. 

"The challenge of governing the city is daunting for even the best mayors, and the specter of widespread corruption in the Adams administration has little precedent," The Times piece reads. 

Adams vowed he would fight the charges in court. 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday called on Adams to resign via social media, before the indictment was announced. 

"I do not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City," she wrote on the social media platform, X. "The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov function. Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration. For the good of the city, he should resign."