Mayor Eric Adams surrenders to feds after historic federal indictment

Mayor Eric Adams surrendered himself to the feds Friday ahead of a scheduled appearance before a Manhattan federal judge — a day after he was hit with a historic indictment alleging a decade-long pattern of corruption.Hizzoner — who is the first sitting New York City mayor to be indicted — was scheduled to make an initial appearance at the Manhattan federal courthouse at noon on charges he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign nationals in exchange for favors.He is expected to plead not guilty.The historic five-count indictment unsealed Thursday accused the under-fire Democrat of taking a slew of improper gifts from Turkish officials and businesspeople — including $123,000 in free hotel stays and free, or deeply discounted, flights.He also fraudulently obtained $10 million in public campaign funds, federal prosecutors allege.In exchange, Adams allegedly did favors for his patrons — including pressuring Big Apple officials to waive fire inspections and push through approval for the sprawling Turkish Consulate in Manhattan, according to the indictment.His surrender came after his lawyer, Alex Spiro, had asked the court to delay his arraignment until at least Monday — mainly to reduce the number of times the mayor would have to travel to the courthouse in lower Manhattan.The mayor, who is facing conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery charges over the alleged scheme that allegedly dates back to his time as Brooklyn borough president, has insisted he is innocent.

Adams on Thursday said he has no plans to resign and will fight the charges.“From here, my attorneys will take care of the case so I can take care of the city,” he said at a news conference outside Gracie Mansion.“It’s an unfortunate day.And it’s a painful day.

But inside all of that is a day when we will finally reveal why, for 10 months, I’ve gone through this.And I look forward to defending myself.”Hours earlier, Adams had argued the feds were targeting him for s...