Ex-NYPD chiefs allege corruption and cronyism in lawsuits against Mayor Adams and his allies. Four high-ranking former New York City police officials have sued Mayor Eric Adams and his close allies

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Four former high-ranking NYPD officials allege in a series of lawsuits that Mayor Eric Adams and his “longtime friends and cronies” in the Police Department retaliated against them and pushed them toward resignation.

NYPD ousted 31 officers for hiring discrepancies amid corruption allegations and a lawsuit by former chief James Essig.

Four bombshell lawsuits filed late Monday claim Adams and his top NYPD allies of running a department rife with corruption and retaliation.