New York City Politics and Governance

The Mamdani administration has moved to stop using taxpayer funds to defend former New York City mayor Eric Adams in a 1993 sexual‑assault lawsuit brought by Lorna Beach‑Mathura, who has publicly identified herself and alleges Adams — then an NYPD officer — demanded a sexual favor in exchange for career help. The motion was filed a few months into Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s term after their bitter 2025 campaign; Mamdani’s spokesperson Dora Pekec says the decision was made independently by the Corporation Counsel (which Mamdani supports), and comes after Adams’ tumultuous 2025 run, a federal corruption case that was later dismissed, and continued public criticism of Mamdani.