NYC Mayor Adams scales back his public schedule after not feeling well, City Hall says

Mayor Eric Adams plans to undergo medical evaluations and limit his public schedule this week, according to a City Hall spokesperson who issued a statement late Sunday night.

“Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best,” said Fabien Levy, deputy mayor for communications, on social media. “As a result, this week, the mayor will have a number of doctors’ appointments and undergo routine medical tests.”

Levy added that Adams “has a right to privacy when it comes to personal matters, but we will continue to communicate in the unlikely event he is unable to fully discharge his duties on any particular day.”

Levy declined to provide details on any of the mayor’s symptoms in a text message on Sunday night.

The news comes at a difficult moment for Adams, who is facing federal corruption charges and intensifying accusations from members of his own Democratic party that he is currying favor with President Donald Trump and his inner circle to seek a pardon. Adams attended Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., and gave interviews to conservative commentators last week.

Under city rules, if the mayor is indisposed or cannot perform his duties, First Deputy Mayor, Maria Torres-Springer would take the reins. Levy said Adams would “continue to communicate constantly with staff and ensure city business continues undeterred” this week.

Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best. As a result, this week, the mayor will have a number of doctors’ appointments and undergo routine medical tests. 1/4

— Fabien Levy (@Fabien_Levy) January 27, 2025

Adams had already been curtailing his interactions with reporters, holding a weekly press conference typically only on Tuesdays at City Hall. On Monday, his public schedule showed just one event: meeting with senior administration officials at the start of the workday.

Adams, who is 64, has not complained of any major health issues as mayor, although he has tested positive for COVID-19 twice. He often touts improvements to his health after he was diagnosed with diabetes in 2016 and switched to a generally vegan diet.

Adams has recently expressed vigor on the campaign trail as he seeks re-election in the June Democratic primary. “No one is going to outwork me,” he said earlier this month. “I am so committed authentically to New Yorkers.”

His trial on the corruption charges is set to begin in April, two months before the primary.

On Sunday, Adams’ attorney Alex Spiro wrote a letter to the judge in the case, objecting to the size and scope of the evidence that prosecutors have produced in the discovery process. Spiro wrote that the government recently produced “millions of new files,” which added to “the more than 10 million documents” previously produced.

Spiro further argued that “nowhere in the millions of produced documents does there appear to be any evidence whatsoever that Mayor Adams committed any crime.” Adams has long denied the allegations in the federal indictment unsealed last September.

This is a developing story and may be updated.