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... Since Eric Adams became New York City's first sitting mayor to be hit with a federal felony indictment, his signature "swagger" is giving way to signs of weakness.
A Marist poll released Friday found nearly 70% of New Yorkers want him to step down. His administration is quietly reversing course on a contentious road project, folding on a mobile phone ban in schools and bracing for a fight over a generational zoning change expected to bring significant new housing.
Long-term planning, key decision making and passing signature policies are all but impossible with a "politically radioactive" mayor, said John Kaehny, the executive director of Reinvent Albany, a government transparency group. ...
