Eric Adams indictment breaking news: Feds raid Gracie Mansion at dawn as mayor faces charges

Following the historic indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday night, the former NYPD chief is facing growing calls to resign.

Leading the group was Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who called for his resignation “for the good of the city” even before the indictment was announced.

AOC cited the sweeping corruption investigation that has prompted the resignation of several top New York officials in recent weeks and which she said is “threatening the function of government.”

“Continued investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration,” he said. “I cannot understand how Mayor Adams can continue to govern New York City.”

That line was echoed by Scott Stringer, the former New York City comptroller who is running against Adams in next year’s Democratic mayoral primary.

“There’s no chance the government is going to move full steam ahead,” Stringer said, believing Adams’ resignation would be “for the good of the city.”

“We are left with a municipal government that is dilapidated and in ruins.”

Another of Adams’s leading opponents, current New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, said Adams “deserves due process and the presumption of innocence” but argued that fighting the charges would make it impossible to govern the Big Apple.

“It is clear that defending against serious federal charges will require a significant amount of the time and attention necessary to govern this great city,” he said.

“The most appropriate path forward is for him to resign so that New York City can receive the full attention that his leadership demands.”