President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Jay Clayton as the lead federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York provided an early answer to a question that's simmering in the city’s political and legal circles: Would Trump put a political firebrand in charge of the famously independent Manhattan office that’s prosecuting Mayor Eric Adams?

New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a judge on Monday to set an earlier trial date in his federal corruption case next year, arguing the current date would impede Adams’ participation in his mayoral reelection campaign,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to move up the start of his trial on corruption and bribery charges so he can focus on his campaign for reelection this spring.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited "The View" Friday to give his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump's presidency and what it will mean for the city. Adams said both sides of the political aisle needed to turn down the rhetoric and name-calling that has perpetuated the discourse for years.

Eric Adams was in for a bumpy ride at The View this morning. The embattled politician — who was indicted on corruption and bribery charges earlier this year but has pleaded not guilty and intends to run for reelection — chatted with the Hot Topics table about the implications of Donald Trump‘s second presidency for blue states like New York.