Adams, grappling with the city's unprecedented surge of undocumented immigrants and under scrutiny from the FBI regarding his mayoral campaign, asserted at a recent town hall in Brooklyn that he is experiencing a level of scrutiny similar to that faced by New York City's inaugural Black mayor, David Dinkins
In a scenario that could be perceived as an example of preferential treatment, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City openly celebrated the significant presence of non-white personnel in his office, a situation that might be viewed differently if it involved another racial or ethnic group