Elected and faith leaders called out Mayor Eric Adams for not standing alongside citizens during the MLK Day of Service event in Harlem.

Adams’ office said he had “made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers.”

Mayor Adams’ surprise decision to avoid publicly criticizing President Trump is sending shockwaves through City, where many residents are looking to local leaders to openly fight back against Trump’s controversial plans to end birthright citizenship,