Mayor Eric Adams of New York City will keep a limited public schedule this week as he attends doctors’ appointments and undergoes routine medical tests, his office said early Monday.
“Over the last few days, Mayor Adams hasn’t been feeling his best,” Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Mr. Adams, said on social media as he made the announcement.
Mr. Levy did not cite a condition or provide any other details about the mayor’s health. Mr. Adams, 64, will “continue to communicate constantly with staff and ensure city business continues undeterred,” Mr. Levy said.
“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.
Mr. Adams made several public appearances last week, including at a town-hall meeting in Corona, Queens, and a news briefing in Harlem. He also rode the L train as part of an effort to promote his administration’s effort to put more police officers on subway trains overnight.
New York City’s charter says that 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.
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