NYC Mayor Adams returns to public spotlight, saying he endured a ‘scary week’

Returning to the nationalist spotlight Thursday aft respective days dealing with a health problem, Mayor Adams said helium has endured a “scary” week.

Without going into specifics, the politician told the gathered religion leaders astatine the New York Public Library’s yearly interfaith meal that “last week was a scary week for me” and said helium has turned to God often implicit the past fewer days. He besides dismissed what helium labeled “the anserine rumor” that helium was astir to resign.

“Last week, that’s what it was about, God had go existent to maine and erstwhile radical were saying, ‘Well, wherever is he? What is helium doing? … What is going on?’ God told me, ‘Eric beryllium still, beryllium inactive and cognize that I’m God,'” helium said.

“Be inactive and don’t let each the sound arsenic I task done this healing infinitesimal some physically and spiritually.”

Mayor Eric Adams hosts his yearly Interfaith Breakfast astatine the New York Public Library connected Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)

The mayor’s bureau archetypal announced precocious Sunday that Adams would take a measurement backmost this week and cancel astir his nationalist appearances due to the fact that helium wasn’t feeling good and would beryllium undergoing regular aesculapian screenings. (A spokesperson for the politician clarified the politician successful his remarks meant this week, not last.)

Amid his absence, rumors swirled that the mayor, who is nether national indictment connected corruption charges, was considering resigning.  Addressing the faith leaders, Adams said the rumors are bogus.

“Who started the anserine rumor that I was stepping down connected Friday?” helium said to cheers.

The mayor, who has pleaded not guilty to his alleged crimes, is expected to spell connected proceedings successful April connected the national corruption charges, astir 2 months earlier he’ll beryllium up for reelection successful the June Democratic primary. Adams is facing a crowded filed of challengers.

As Adams began his remarks, a fewer radical roseate to clasp up a motion that work “Mr. Mayor: Show mercy to our migrant friends.”

The politician minutes aboriginal challenged those criticizing Adams arsenic “anti-immigrant.”

“Are you retired of your mind? Are you retired of your mind?” helium said. “Are you retired of your mind, walking astir with your silly signs?”

Earlier successful the morning, the politician attended an yearly State of the NYPD meal astatine Cipriani Midtown. He did not present remarks astatine that event, but connected his mode in, helium referred reporters to his transgression defence lawyer erstwhile asked if helium had heard astir the study astir discussions being underway regarding the DOJ dropping his corruption case.

The New York Times archetypal reported precocious Wednesday that specified discussions person taken spot since President Trump took office, though there’s nary nationalist denotation Manhattan national investigators are astir to halt the prosecution.