The mayor watched the inauguration ceremony from the screens of the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall, which served as the designated overflow room.

"My life is the life that Dr. King was talking about when he says, he had a dream, I'm living that dream ...," Mayor Eric Adams said.

MLK Day events across New York City were overshadowed Monday by the absence of Mayor Eric Adams, who decided overnight to attend President Trump's inauguration instead. The Harlem community called him out while honoring Dr.

Mayor Eric Adams abruptly canceled appearances at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in NYC to attend President Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Hizzoner likened himself to Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday as he defended bailing on events commemorating the civil rights icon to trek Washington, DC, to hail the new chief. He claimed MLK, like himself, would have set “partisan politics” aside to show support for the incoming president.

After putting out a press schedule at midnight last night showing events in NYC for MLK Day, Mayor Eric Adams’ office basically did a bait and switch 8 hours later by canceling the entire sked and updating it to say he’s going to the inauguration pic.twitter.com/KEgsVtgnnk

Organizations across the NYC area are marking MLK Day with special events honoring the civil rights leader's legacy.

New York Mayor Eric Adams faced criticism after he cancelled MLK Day appearances to go to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

An invitation from the Trump Administration to attend the presidential inauguration arrived for Mayor Adams sometime after midnight and he headed to DC overnight.

New York City’s Democrat Mayor Eric Adams dropped a full catalogue of Martin Luther King Jr. Day events to hotfoot it to D.C. after a last minute invite to Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to reports.

If he did something to you, I can baptize you again,” the civil rights leader said to laughs. “I might have to put you down in the water this time.”