NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted After Federal Corruption Probe (2)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted following a federal corruption investigation, according to people familiar with the matter, calling into question the political future of the man in charge of running the biggest US city.

The indictment of Adams, just the second Black mayor in the city’s more than 400-year history, is a remarkable turn for a former police captain who beat a crowded field to win the New York City mayor’s race in 2021 — running on a law and order platform that pledged to make city government work better.

A police car outside Gracie Mansion in New York, on Sept. 26.

Photographer: Magdalena Del Valle/Bloomberg

The widening investigations of City ...