NYC Mayor's Race 2021: Latest News and Candidates

The race to become New York City’s next mayor and its candidates.

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Eric Adams Returns From Ghana, His Spirit Cleansed and To-Do List Full
Mr. Adams, the mayor-elect of New York City, embarked on a weeklong spiritual journey to Ghana, less than a month before assuming office.
By Katie Glueck
CreditThe Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa
1. Will Eric Adams Keep N.Y.C.’s Newest Vaccine Mandate? Check Back Later.
  It was unclear if the incoming mayor, Eric Adams, who is on vacation in Ghana, intended to enforce a vaccine mandate for private employers.
  By Dana Rubinstein
  CreditErika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times
2. David Banks, Educator and Adams Ally, Is Next N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor
  Mr. Banks, who founded the Eagle Academy, a network of public schools for boys, is the first commissioner named to Mayor-elect Eric Adams’s administration.
  By Eliza Shapiro
  CreditDave Sanders for The New York Times
3. Who Wants to Hang Out With Eric Adams in Puerto Rico? Everyone.
  Mr. Adams celebrated his victory in the New York City mayoral race with elected officials and lobbyists at a nonstop tropical party known as Somos.
  By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Katie Glueck
  CreditErika P. Rodriguez for The New York Times

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F.B.I. Examining Free Airfare Upgrades Received by Adams
Federal prosecutors and F.B.I. agents are scrutinizing international flights taken by Mayor Eric Adams of New York aboard Turkey’s national air carrier, Turkish Airlines.
By William K. Rashbaum, Michael Rothfeld and Dana Rubinstein
Chinese Magnate Admits to Making Straw Donations to N.Y. Politicians
Mayor Eric Adams was among those who received illegal donations from Hui Qin, a Chinese businessman, a person familiar with the federal case said.
By Karen Zraick, William K. Rashbaum and Dana Rubinstein
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Who Is Winnie Greco, the Adams Aide Whose Houses the F.B.I. Searched?
Federal agents descended on two properties owned by Ms. Greco, the mayor’s director of Asian affairs who traveled with him to China.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
F.B.I. Searches Houses Owned by Adams’s Asian Affairs Adviser
Federal agents descended on two properties owned by the adviser, Winnie Greco, who was a prominent fund-raiser for Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign.
By William K. Rashbaum and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Ex-N.Y.P.D. Official Admits Funneling Illegal Funds to Adams Campaign
Dwayne Montgomery, a retired police inspector, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The mayor’s fund-raising practices have drawn scrutiny from law-enforcement agencies.
By Jonah E. Bromwich, Dana Rubinstein and William K. Rashbaum
New York Today
#MeToo and the Next Mayoral Election
Three potential candidates for mayor in 2025 have been accused of sexual misconduct. Will that matter to voters?
By James Barron
The N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Could Test the #MeToo Movement’s Staying Power
Three potential candidates in the 2025 mayoral race in New York City have been accused of sexual misconduct. Voters are weighing the details of each case.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
New York Today
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Collars, Captured by Camera
An exhibit at the Jewish Museum features photos of collars worn by the late Supreme Court justice.
By James Barron
With Adams Vulnerable, Scott Stringer Explores Run for N.Y.C. Mayor
Mr. Stringer, whose 2021 mayoralty bid was derailed by a sexual misconduct allegation, is gearing up to try again to beat Eric Adams.
By Nicholas Fandos
Bloomberg and Crypto Billionaire Among Donors to Adams’s Legal Defense
Mayor Eric Adams of New York set up the fund amid a broad federal corruption investigation into his campaign’s fund-raising practices.
By Michael Rothfeld, William K. Rashbaum, Dana Rubinstein and Emma G. Fitzsimmons