NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A new poll from the New York Times and Siena College showed that a large number of New Yorkers think that Mayor Eric Adams should resign following his indictment on federal corruption charges, but the mayor is trying to put a positive spin on the data.
The poll was conducted from Oct. 20 through Oct. 23 among 853 registered voters in New York City. When asked about the mayor, 53% of respondents said he should resign immediately, but 40% said he should finish out his term, which lasts another 14 months.
“Imagine you got 53 against 40 now, without hearing our side of the story, that’s not bad,” Adams said Saturday. 1010 WINS caught up with the mayor after he delivered a scheduled speech at a Hispanic congregation in Richmond Hill, Queens.
The mayor’s side of the story will be presented in court by his attorneys who will defend Adams against charges of bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with the Turkish government.
According to the poll, 52% of NYC voters think Adams has done something illegal, while another 24% think he did something unethical, but not illegal. Only 7% think that the mayor has done nothing wrong.
In terms of how much the voters have read or heard about Adams’ indictment, 33% said a lot; 37% said some; 19% said not much; and 8% said nothing at all.
During a live interview on 1010 WINS’ “The PM Rush” on Friday, Adams encouraged New Yorkers to read the full indictment against him before leaping to judgment.
In a hypothetical Democratic primary for mayor in the 2025 election, Adams ranked third in a list of candidates respondents would vote for, receiving 12%. He trailed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with 22%, and state Attorney General Letitia James, with 19%.
The same poll found that only 26% of registered voters in the city approve of the way that Adams is handling his job as mayor. But that is fundamental to New York, Adams told 1010 WINS on Saturday.
“Look at the numbers,” he said. “This is New York, a lot of opinions.”