First challenger to jump on the news of a raid on the deputy mayors:

FBI raids homes of top aides to New York City Mayor Eric Adams ow.ly/m08h105HMpj

Outside the Harlem home of Sheena Wright, first deputy mayor to Eric Adams, which sources tell POLITICO was visited by federal investigators Wednesday morning. politico.com/news/2024/09/0…

A testy Chancellor David C. Banks avoids questions about the FBI raid at the home he shares with his fiancé Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and the raid at the home of his brother Deputy Mayor Phil Banks - but says "if there's any other comments...it'll be happening tomorrow"

I feel like this is a bizarre marketing stunt for the Italians for Kamala Zoom he’s doing. But if it is, I’m falling for it.

I am not the Cabán in question.

NEW: FBI raids home of NYPD Commish Edward Caban, other close Eric Adams allies nypost.com/2024/09/05/us-…

Just called the numbers listed for Chief John Chell to figure out if some reporting was accurate about today's federal activity and got his wife by accident. Chief calls me back and I explain why I'm calling He hands the phone to DCPI Sheppard, who calls me a "fucking scumbag."

About 20 minutes later, Tina Moore was escorted out of the reporters room in One Police Plaza

POLITICO THE CITY Updates and more updates. Continuously putting new reporting on the FBI raids on Mayor Eric Adams’s inner circle here: politico.com/news/2024/09/0… Team coverage via POLITICO w/ Jeff Coltin Michael Gartland Sally Goldenberg Joe Anuta Madina Touré

At City & State’s labor power 100 event, mayoral candidate and city comptroller Brad Lander gives props to possible mayoral candidate Jessica Ramos for being the most frequent picket line elected (on the day several Adams admin members are raided)

New York. This is a place where everyday you wake up, you could experience everything from the FBI raiding someone in the mayor’s inner circle to … the FBI raiding someone else in the mayor’s inner circle.

Mr. Schumer. You could have saved the Senate. I gave you all the clues.

With news of yet another federal investigation, Adams’ challengers have settled on a line against him: He can’t stay focused. In Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/ne…

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Why it could be hard to focus while there’s FBI-raid distractions and you’re stuck in a federal-inquiry grind. This morning’s NY Playbook —> politi.co/4cU7mO3 via Jeff Coltin POLITICO