Anna Marie Castiglioni Head of Strategy & Business Operations | realtors.com
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan on multiple criminal charges, leading to a search of his official residence, Gracie Mansion, by federal agents.
The 57-page indictment, unsealed Thursday morning, outlines five federal charges against Adams related to bribery, wire fraud, and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals. According to the New York Post, the indictment alleges that Adams accepted $10 million in illegal donations along with luxury travel and other perks.
Adams is now the first sitting New York mayor to be indicted while in office. In a taped video message provided to CBS News New York on Wednesday, Adams stated: "My fellow New Yorkers, it is now my belief that the federal government intends to charge me with crimes. If so, these charges will be entirely false, based on lies, but they would not be surprising. I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target."
The FBI searched Adams’ residence at Gracie Mansion on Thursday morning. The details of what was found remain unknown.
Gracie Mansion has been the official residence of New York City mayors since 1942 and is located at East 88th Street and East End Avenue. Built in 1799, it has housed every mayor except Michael Bloomberg during their terms.
Adams moved into Gracie Mansion after winning the 2021 mayoral election but had previously suggested he might divide his time between his Brooklyn home and Gracie Mansion. Despite this controversy over his actual residence there, he told CBS New York that he enjoys aspects of living at Gracie Mansion such as sitting on its restored wraparound porch with a cigar and cognac.
In addition to being a mayoral residence, Gracie Mansion serves as a wedding venue where Adams has hosted at least three weddings including one for influencer Danielle Zaslavsky and Aloni Matzon.
Adams also mentioned to CBS News New York that he believes Gracie Mansion is haunted by Elizabeth Gracie-Walcott who died there in 1819. "There’s a ghost that runs around here," he said. "You hear squeaks; you’ll hear doors closed; you’ll hear different sounds inside the building."
Below are descriptions of some rooms within the mansion:
- The main foyer features a faux-marble floor painted in trompe-l’oeil style.
- The yellow parlor sits off the main foyer.
- The Susan E. Wagner Wing includes a blue foyer where events like Fashion Week have been held.
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