A contingent of hecklers drowned out a press conference held Thursday by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and his supporters as he rejected calls to resign following news of his federal indictment on criminal corruption charges.
Adams said there was no circumstance in which he would resign, when asked by a reporter at the mayor’s official residence. Some New York Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, had called for Adams to step aside Wednesday night when news of the indictment , which at the time had been sealed, broke.
“No, no. Listen, I’m here, I was elected by the people of this city,” Adams responded to the reporter. “This is a city that is extremely resilient. This is a city, we have gone through some difficult and hard times and we are going to continue to move forward as a city.”
Adams, surrounded by Black clergy members who supported him, was met with protesters at his media availability, even before he began his remarks. Adams largely ignored their attacks and calls to resign, but the group continued to grow in numbers and in volume as the press conference continued.