Sweat was cascading down the heads of the dozens of cops who had lined up to stand behind Mayor Eric Adams on the steps of City Hall on Thursday afternoon. The temperature had topped 90 degrees and everyone knew that, in the interest of safety in the blaring sun, it was best to keep it short. Any non-cop supporters of Adams, who were there to celebrate his endorsement by over a dozen cop unions, had retreated to the small bits of shade far from the steps, closer to City Hall park.
The cops were hot. The press was hot. But Eric Adams, as ever, was coolly laid back.