Judge denies Eric Adams’s request to dismiss his bribery charge

A judge has denied New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s request to dismiss the bribery charge he faces.

In a 30-page ruling Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Dale Ho said Adams’s argument that the government’s allegations in his case did not meet the legal standard for bribery.

Ho determined it was not necessary to dismiss the more serious of the five charges against the mayor.

Shortly after the indictment was released against Adams, his attorney...