Church-going Adams vows, Im going to reign, but some NYers arent buying it: That prayer aint going to work

Praise God — especially when you’re under federal indictment.Mayor Eric Adams solicited prayers from the city’s faithful during back-to-back church visits Sunday, defiantly vowing not to resign and instead claiming, “I’m going to reign” — two days after he was arraigned on sweeping federal corruption charges.An animated Adams first raved about his love for Jesus while speaking to the congregation of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church in The Bronx for about a half-hour — after which he refused to answer reporters’ questions.“God placed me in this moment and placed in my heart to continue to move this city forward,” he said.“And so you’ll hear the small number of loud people saying, ‘But he should step down.’ No, I’m going to step up.I’m not going to resign.

I’m not going to resign.I’m going to reign.”Adams then hoofed it to Staten Island, where a group of clergy rallied with him inside Mt.

Sinai United Christian Church.The group huddled and prayed for Adams, who told a small crowd of congregants there that he was warned by clergy that storms would arise along his journey.“The question becomes, is how true is your faith?” he said.“I’m asking the people of this city, let me continue to do this job,” he said.Adams’ schedule after he was arraigned Friday also included a prayer-filled senior-center visit and stops at a Queens church where he vaunted “the power of prayer” and a Bronx gospel concert.But some New Yorkers weren’t buying Adams casting himself as a virtuous man of God who’ll be vindicated against accusations he defrauded taxpayers out of $10 million in matching campaign finance funds and took bribes from Turkish officials and nationals.Shortly after Adams’ arraignment, he visited a birthday celebration at the ARC A.Philip Randolph Older Adult Center in Harlem, where many seniors prayed with him — a display that drew skepticism from one 68-year-old woman who goes to the site.“They were i...