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Eric Adams
Former mayor of New York City (2022 to 2025)
Mayor, 2022 to 2025, New York City · Captain (retired), New York City Police Department · Senator, 20th district, 2006 to 2013, New York State Senate
Background
Eric Adams is an American politician and former police officer.
He served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025.
Key facts
- Mayor of New York City
- 111th mayor, 2022 to 2025source
- Born
- September 1, 1960, Brownsville, Brooklynsource
- Police career
- Officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the NYPD for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captainsource
- New York State Senate
- Served from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th district in Brooklynsource
- Successor
- Zohran Mamdani succeeded Adams as mayor on January 1, 2026source
- Case dismissed
- Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case against Adams on April 2, 2025source
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Sources
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