Thursday was a fateful day in New York City politics as two people who could upend the Democratic mayoral primary prepared to enter the fray.

The council speaker says New York is under attack and that Mayor Eric Adams is unwilling or unable to protect the city.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams says she created a fundraising committee to run for mayor late Wednesday, the first step toward formally joining the race — as another potential big-name challenger,

Someone needs to be the “soul of the city” — and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams thinks it could be her. Adams filed paperwork for a campaign committee in the upcoming mayoral race — but she’ll wait until next week to make a final decision on whether to run,

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has taken a first official step toward a potential run for mayor this year, filing paperwork late Wednesday to open a campaign account that allows her to start fundraising,