In the final weeks of his mayoralty, Eric Adams did not spend too much time focusing on New York City, instead traveling to Albania, Israel, Uzbekistan, the country of Georgia, and the city of New Orleans. But as his four years in office wrapped up this week, he came home for a whirlwind finale of Adams-isms and last-ditch efforts to shape the city in his vision.

Adams kept it light for some of his farewell, like with the video his team posted of him reading a mug of his greatest hits — “Arrested, rejected, and now I’m elected,” etc. But Adams was staying focused with no distractions and grinding for once as he vetoed 19 bills passed by City Council, including a street-vendor reform package allowing 21,000 new licenses and an act blocking federal immigration agents from having........

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