Adams rejected speculation that there have been negotiations with prosecutors that he would plead guilty to corruption charges and in exchange for no jail time would quit the mayoralty by week's end.

President-elect Donald Trump expressed last month that he's willing to pardon Adams on federal corruption charges.

A directive from the New York City mayor’s office has sparked controversy as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement.

The New York City Council speaker and immigrant advocates are slamming direction from the mayor to city workers about how they should interact with federal immigration agents.

NEW YORK — City Council leaders are considering taking legal action to block what they are calling Mayor Eric Adams’ “appalling” new policy that gives municipal workers the greenlight to allow federal immigration workers onto city property without warrants if their presence makes them “reasonably feel threatened.

All New York City agencies, including public schools and the shelter system, can let federal authorities searching for undocumented immigrants onto their property without warrants if city personnel “reasonably feel threatened” by their presence,