I truly believe the worst thing you can do as New Yorkers are struggling is to make broken promises,” Adams said.

A man detained at the notorious Rikers Island jail complex died on Tuesday due to a medical emergency, jail officials said, marking the ninth reported death of someone in or recently released from the New York City Department of Correction's custody so far this year.

The Trump administration has not held back from attacking New York Mayor Eric Adams after an illegal immigrant injured a federal law enforcement agent in his city, marking a sharp break from its previous praise for the Democratic leader.

The Justice Department filed a sweeping lawsuit Thursday against New York City, Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials over Gotham’s sanctuary laws — days after an off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face in a botched robbery.