NYC Mayor to Face April Corruption Trial Amid Reelection Bid (2)

New York Mayor Eric Adams will begin a corruption trial in April, exactly when he had expected to be in the midst of a tough reelection campaign.

A federal judge in Manhattan set April 21 as the trial’s start date, over objections by Adams’ lawyer that anything later than March posed “grave, grave democratic concerns.” The trial could conclude less than two months before a primary election in which Adams faces more than half a dozen serious challengers.

Many of Adams’ critics have raised questions about his ability to manage the city while he defends himself in a criminal trial ...