The indictment on Thursday charged that over the last decade, including during his years as Brooklyn borough president, Mr. Adams sought and accepted improper, valuable benefits.
For the last 150 years, Hall, a mayor from the Boss Tweed era whose style earned him the sobriquet of Elegant Oakey, held distinction as the only New York City mayor to face criminal charges while in office.
There's barely a mayor in history who didn't have a scandal at one time or another, said Chris McNickle, the author of several books about New York City mayors.
Mayor Eric Adams has become the second sitting mayor of this city to be indicted, and the first since the consolidation of the five boroughs.
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