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Eric Adams’s friends keep having their phones taken away

It can be hard to keep track of all the people around New York’s mayor who are under investigation

Eric Adams, Mayor of New York, attends the 55th African American Day Parade, in Harlem, New York.
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ERIC ADAMS, New York City’s mayor, likes to talk about his devotion to the job: “The goal is stay focused, no distractions, and grind for New Yorkers.” Yet the distractions keep coming.

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