Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he has no plans to resign amid a whirling rumor mill about the federal case against him. The New York Times first reported Wednesday that the Justice Department is considering dropping its corruption case against the city’s 110th mayor,

Returning to the public spotlight Thursday after several days dealing with a health problem, Mayor Eric Adams said he has endured a “scary” week. Without going into specifics, the mayor told gathered faith leaders at the New York Public Library’s annual interfaith breakfast that “last week was a scary week for me” and said he has turned to God frequently over the past few days.