Numerous law-enforcement unions have endorsed the mayor, while several former NYPD leaders accuse Adams and his administration of misconduct.

The former head of the New York Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit against scandal-scarred New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other high ranking NYPD officials, alleging the group used their power and authority to run a what he called a “criminal enterprise.

Mayor Eric Adams' legal troubles grew on Wednesday as yet another former NYPD executive filed a lawsuit against the mayor, accusing Adams of turning the NYPD and the city into his own personal criminal conspiracy empire and targeting any who opposed him.