The indictment on corruption and fraud charges was the first against a sitting mayor in modern New York City history.

New York Mayor Eric Adams may soon be free of the criminal case that had cast a shadow over his administration. But the reputational damage of being charged with corruption could hamper his reelection campaign,

Mayor Eric Adams thanked President Trump’s Department of Justice on Tuesday for moving to dismiss his public corruption indictment, saying the unusual step puts an end to “the most difficult” period in his life.