Mayor Adams on Monday asked the judge presiding over his federal public corruption case to set an earlier trial date so he can focus ... and has pushed the court to dismiss the bribery count ...

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has asked a federal ... begin Adams’ trial on bribery and straw donation allegations three weeks earlier than the current start date of April 21.

Mayor Eric Adams urged a Manhattan ... lawyer wrote in a federal court filing. The lawyer, Alex Spiro, asked Judge Dale Ho to move up Adams’ trial date from April 21 to April 1, which would ...

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors are opposing Mayor Eric Adams’ request for an early start to his criminal trial on corruption ...

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams has claimed that his federal indictment was retaliation for criticizing President Joe Biden’s ...

Spiro stated: An earlier trial date will ensure that Mayor Adams’s speedy ... and one count of bribery. Adams pleaded not guilty to the charges and asked the court in September to dismiss the bribery ...

In a letter sent to the federal judge on Monday, an attorney for Adams, Alex Spiro, requested the trial begin on April 1 rather than the current planned date of April 23. “An earlier trial date will ...

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho set the date at a hearing in Manhattan federal court over the opposition of Adams' defense lawyer Alex Spiro, who wanted the trial over the mayor's alleged dealings ...