{"id":2342026,"date":"2024-09-16T18:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-tries-diverting-attention-from-corruption-investigations-with-new-strategy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T18:13:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T22:13:32","slug":"adams-tries-diverting-attention-from-corruption-investigations-with-new-strategy-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-tries-diverting-attention-from-corruption-investigations-with-new-strategy-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams tries diverting attention from corruption investigations with new strategy &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fadams-tries-diverting-attention-from-corruption-investigations-with-new-strategy-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342026&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to shift\u2063 focus from ongoing corruption investigations surrounding his administration by launching\u2062 a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-says-facebook-whistleblowers-plan-would-silence-conservatives\/\" title=\"Blackburn Says Facebook Whistleblower\u2019s Plan Would Silence Conservatives\">public relations strategy<\/a>. In a press conference dedicated to the Mayor\u2019s Management Report, Adams emphasized the achievements of his administration, highlighting improvements in crime rates and unemployment statistics. He aims to &#8220;write his own narrative&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-testify-on-dangers-of-dei-at-house-education-hearing\/\" title=\"Experts warn of DEI dangers at House Education Hearing\">amidst increasing scrutiny<\/a> from the FBI regarding his 2021 campaign and related scandals involving his close associates.<\/p>\n<p>Adams acknowledged the challenges his office has faced over the past year\u2063 due to multiple resignations and investigations. He stressed the importance \u2062of communicating the administration&#8217;s successes to counter negative media coverage. As he presented favorable outcomes from the report, including a reported 15%\u200c decrease in murders and an 8% drop in unemployment rates, he expressed a desire \u2062to reclaim the narrative about \u200chis tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these efforts, Adams\u2019 administration continues \u2064to face significant scrutiny, particularly\u2062 following the resignations of high-profile officials and ongoing investigations \u2064into his\u200d campaign financing practices. As he seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-homeland-security-advisor-government-acknowledging-mistakes-with-covid-19-could-help-rebuild-trust\/\" title=\"Former Trump Homeland Security Advisor: Government \u2018Acknowledging Mistakes\u2019 With COVID-19 Could Help Rebuild Trust\">regain public trust<\/a> and confidence, the\u2064 effectiveness of his strategy \u200bremains uncertain, according to political\u200c analysts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Adams tries to divert attention from corruption investigations with new strategy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams<\/a> is trying to turn a new page after nearly a year of investigations, raids, and resignations have left his office in turmoil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During a roughly 40-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1nuZMF_1_Us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>press conference<\/a> centered on touting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/operations\/downloads\/pdf\/mmr2024\/2024_mmr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York City&rsquo;s Mayor&rsquo;s Management Report\">New York City&rsquo;s Mayor&rsquo;s Management Report<\/a>, Adams announced his decision to &ldquo;write our own narrative.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor&rsquo;s report is typically a low-profile announcement that has not garnered a press event in recent years. Adams explained Monday why he gathered the media to cover this year&rsquo;s report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want New Yorkers to know this administration is working hard for them, and we&rsquo;re producing real results,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And when things happen to the administration, the real question is, you have the ability to stay focused and provide the services that the city is expecting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mayor&rsquo;s comments came as the FBI continues to investigate his 2021 mayoral campaign, and a slew of his top affiliates have been scrutinized in corruption investigations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s intentional to focus on this narrative so I can write my story,&rdquo; Adams said during blunt remarks to the media. &ldquo;Oftentimes, history is someone else writing your story. I want to write my own story. And this story is how great we have done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to members of the press at a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A TV screen in the background displayed favorable statistics from the report as Adams attempted to turn the focus from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3145309\/new-york-city-government-raids-whos-involved-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI investigations into his inner circle<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re keeping our city safer,&rdquo; the mayor said as he claimed that the city had experienced &ldquo;15% few murders&rdquo; in the past year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pointing to the report&rsquo;s findings that unemployment is down by &ldquo;nearly 8%,&rdquo; Adams declared his leadership had led to &ldquo;significantly improved rates of black and Latino unemployment.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adam&rsquo;s top attorney was the latest member of his inner circle to resign from her position Saturday. Lisa Zornberg served as Adams&rsquo;s chief City Hall attorney for over a year before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3154918\/new-york-city-chief-lawyer-steps-down-eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vacating the office<\/a> without explanation over the weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her resignation marked the second senior member of the Adams administration to step down in three days. Edward Caban, the top New York Police Department police chief who Adams appointed, resigned Thursday. Most recently, two former chiefs from the New York City Fire Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3155345\/retired-new-york-firefighter-chiefs-arrested-alleged-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>were arrested<\/a> on alleged corruption charges Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adams and his top lieutenants have been under a microscope since November 2023. The FBI&rsquo;s investigation into whether his 2021 mayoral campaign had illegally solicited donations from Turkey became public at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the FBI has searched the homes and confiscated the cellphones of numerous Adams allies. Over a dozen of the mayor&rsquo;s associates, including Caban, came under heavy scrutiny during the agency&rsquo;s largest raid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3145309\/new-york-city-government-raids-whos-involved-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>earlier this month<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A key component of the investigation centers on whether Adams pressured the city&rsquo;s fire department to approve a Turkish high-rise after he allegedly accepted upgrades on Turkish Airlines.<\/p>\n<p>Adams indicated that he&rsquo;s ready to move on from the negative publicity he&rsquo;s received over the past year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told the team we have to write our own narrative because if we don&rsquo;t show the success and we don&rsquo;t have a person [here] who has benefited from what we&rsquo;re doing, it just doesn&rsquo;t seem to get covered,&rdquo; the embattled mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Coffey, a Democratic political consultant who worked in former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg&rsquo;s administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/16\/adams-scandals-narrative-city-hall-00179346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em> that the mayor&rsquo;s strategy is, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to do lots of official shit and look mayoral.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is it going to work?&rdquo; Coffey questioned. &ldquo;Probably not. If the worst stuff has happened, then yes, you have a shot at getting through this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At least three New York City officials have recently called on Adams to resign amid the FBI&rsquo;s investigation. Democratic&nbsp;state Sen. Julia Salazar, City Council Member&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tiffany_caban\/status\/1835723651364045057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiffany Caban<\/a>, and Democratic state Assembly Member&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmilyAssembly\/status\/1834570294326911191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emily Gallagher<\/a> urged the mayor to step down in the past week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Several FBI investigations and too much harm done to the best city in the world. Time to step aside and allow for new leadership,&rdquo; Salazar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JuliaCarmel__\/status\/1834674276584013915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said <\/a>in a post to X. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adams sounded a defiant tone in the face of their calls during the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They call for me to leave over and over and over again, but these numbers are showing that I&rsquo;m working on behalf of New Yorkers,&rdquo;&nbsp;he said in a reference to his report. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to shift focus away from ongoing corruption investigations that have plagued his administration for nearly a year. In a 40-minute press conference aimed at promoting the Mayor&#8217;s Management Report, Adams declared his intention to &#8220;write our own narrative.&#8221; This report, usually low-key and not accompanied by a press event in recent years, was highlighted by Adams as an opportunity to showcase the administration&#8217;s efforts and achievements. He stated, &#8220;We want New Yorkers to know this administration is working hard for them, and we\u2019re producing real results,&#8221; emphasizing the importance of maintaining focus on city services despite challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Adams&#8217; remarks come amid an FBI investigation into his 2021 mayoral campaign and scrutiny of several close associates involved in corruption inquiries. He expressed a desire to control the narrative surrounding his leadership: &#8220;It\u2019s intentional to focus on this narrative so I can write my story&#8230; I want to write my own story. And this story is how great we have done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the press conference, favorable statistics from the report were displayed as Adams sought to redirect attention from ongoing FBI probes into his inner circle. He claimed that crime rates had improved with &#8220;15% fewer murders&#8221; over the past year and noted a nearly 8% decrease in unemployment.<\/p>\n<p>The resignation of Lisa Zornberg, Adams&#8217; chief attorney at City Hall, marked another shake-up within his administration following Edward Caban&#8217;s resignation as police chief just days earlier. The FBI has been investigating whether Adams\u2019 campaign illegally solicited donations from Turkey since November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Despite calls for him to resign from several officials due to these investigations\u2014most notably Democratic state Sen. Julia Salazar\u2014Adams remained defiant during the press conference: \u201cThey call for me to leave over and over again&#8230; but these numbers are showing that I\u2019m working on behalf of New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2342027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adams.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7749,8773,8327,4158,32076],"class_list":["post-2342026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-adams","tag-corruption","tag-investigations","tag-strategy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Adams.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}