New York city mayor Eric Adams Wednesday admitted that he was unwell last week for which he was under anesthesia but did not reveal what actually happened to him. “Not many things scare me, but I was concerned,” Adams said. “I had to go under for one of them … I was going to be under anesthesia,” he said about the medical tests.
The mayor said all his tests came out negative.
Last week, his office said he would keep a limited public schedule as he had to attend doctors’ appointments and routine medical tests. “Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best,” Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Adams, said on social media as he made the announcement.
“Like every other New Yorker, Mayor Adams has a right to privacy when it comes to personal matters, but we will continue to communicate in the unlikely event he is unable to fully discharge his duties on any particular day,” he said.
According to New York City’s charter, if a mayor is temporarily unable to “discharge the powers and duties of the office” because of illness or other reasons, the city’s public advocate or its comptroller, in that order, takes over with limited powers until the mayor returns to work.
NYC’s first deputy mayor Maria Torres-Springer briefly took over Adam’s duties during Eric Adams’ illness.
The mayor Wednesday said some of his illnesses were related to his diabetes. He said he’s 25 pounds heavier than his ideal weight and will go back to a more plant-based diet.
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