New Eric Adams ‘Donors’ Say They Never Gave to His Reelection Campaign

Mayor Adams again insists ‘we follow the rules’ in light of latest reported straw donations to his campaign

Jul. 24, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he “follow(s) the rules” in response to a news report that his campaign accepted several new straw donations shortly after a federal judge dismissed his corruption case, which included allegations that his 2021 campaign used similar donations to conceal foreign contributions, at the behest of President Trump’s Justice Department. Following an unrelated Thursday press conferenc…

New Eric Adams ‘Donors’ Say They Never Gave to His Reelection Campaign

An investigation by THE CITY uncovered Adams donors who insist they didn't donate, a donor who paid with a credit card linked to their employer and donors who don't live where they claimed to.

Mayoral money: Diving into Eric Adams’s campaign funds

Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams scored big money from real estate backers this month for his reelection bid, which is unsurprising since the city’s self-proclaimed “most pro-housing” mayor in history. Adams is running as an Independent candidate in the general election coming up in November. His opponents are Queens Assemblymember Zohran K. Mamdani, this year’s Democratic mayoral nominee; Andrew Cuomo, the former governor and another Independent cand…