Eric Adams actually said...

I am disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the fut...

I want to be crystal clear with New Yorkers: I never offered—nor did anyone offer on my behalf—any trade of my authority as your mayor for a...

I’m not going to step down. I’m going to step up. I got a mission to finish.

Mayor Adams has also been clear that he wants to work with the new federal administration, not war with them.