New York City Mayor Eric Adams marches during the St. Patrick's Day Parade March 16 in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
"Many of you know, those who have followed me, I was one of the most outspoken voices for fighting not only police abuse, but also for the rights of people," he said. "My life has been dedicated and committed to that.
"My life has been a clear, open book for almost 40 years now. I have been one of the most public faces in this city, and I have always carried myself with the level of dignity that New Yorkers expect from me," the Democratic mayor continued.
"And I want to say to New Yorkers I'm going to continue to do my job of navigating the city out of the crises that we have been in, just as we navigated you out of COVID, the asylum seeker crisis, public safety, housing crises. I’m focused on doing that."
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The lawsuit filed against Adams alleges he is a "predator." (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Beach-Mathura also alleged Adams never helped her with the employment issue and that she eventually left city government in 1994. She now lives in Florida, where she has worked as a public school teacher.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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