Eric Adams told the truth . “You guys are going to have so much fun over the next four years,” he predicted to a gaggle of political journalists in July 2021, shortly after winning New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. And they did. This has been a golden age for investigative reporting, City Hall Kremlinology, and political wisecracking — in quantity and quality, at least, if rarely in revenue for local media. Many would love to see Adams remain a staple of city political life, albeit not in any position of power. Could he be the night mayor emeritus? Flag-raising czar? Commissioner and sole officer of the Department of Neologism?

These are but fantasies. Eric Adams’s turn in the spotlight has passed.…