Opinion | The city’s work must come first: Federal probes of Mayor Adams’ top aides can’t get in the way

After the blizzard of federal subpoenas and search warrants and early morning FBI visits to the homes of a number of his top lieutenants, Mayor Adams said: “You’ve heard me and everyone has heard me from time to time: stay focused, no distraction and grind. My job is to make sure I’m fighting on behalf of New Yorkers. And that’s exactly what I’m doing.”