Mayor Adams Buries Time Capsule at City Hall Marking His Time in Office

By Y.M. Lowy

Mayor Eric Adams buried a time capsule at City Hall, marking the end of his four years in office and leaving behind a snapshot of his administration for New Yorkers a decade from now.

The capsule, officially named the “Adams Administration Time Capsule,” was filled with items representing key moments and policies from his term. Among them were a padlock used to shut down illegal cannabis shops, a symbolic key tied to the “City of Yes” housing initiative, and a piece of an NYPD drone.

Adams added a vinyl record as a play on the records he said his administration broke, while First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro included a bike speedometer to represent efforts to lower e-bike speed limits.

Speaking inside City Hall, Adams said the capsule would give future New Yorkers a chance to look back on what he called a transformative period for the city. He reflected on his time in office as moving trucks lined Park Row outside, with movers packing up his belongings.

The mayor thanked members of his staff who remained with him through difficult moments, including his 2024 federal bribery indictment, which was later dropped by the Trump administration.

“There’s been ups and downs,” Adams said. “From the outside, people think all we did was frown. But we laughed a lot.”

After the speeches, the capsule was taken to the east entrance of City Hall, where workers removed a slab of concrete and secured a plaque to the fence marking the site.