Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement

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61. he appears to have accepted favors from the Turkish fellow(s)

...and the quid pro quo looks to be some influence he allowed the person in a community center project?

I'd look closer at what the Supreme Court just said about bribery of public officials as they loosened the law, but I'd agree that his actions were politically questionable.

Calling him a crook and all I think is a bit much. He's a pol compromised by the money and favors he's reportedly taken, but he's not charged right now or convicted of anything, and that's the bottom line on that.

I'd also say that his past service that Jeffries praised here doesn't really look to be in question.

Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th district in Brooklyn. In 2013, Adams became the first black American to be elected Brooklyn Borough President; he was re-elected in 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Adams

He apparently joined the force after he and his family members had experienced abuses at the hands of police in their youth.

And, Adams is no stranger to political prosecutions.

Wiki:

In 2006, Adams was put under surveillance and investigated by the NYPD for appearing on television in his official capacity as a police officer and critiquing Mayor Michael Bloomberg.[25] Internal Affairs Bureau of the NYPD opened an investigation into this and charged Adams with disseminating misinformation, divulging official police business, and speaking as a representative of the department without permission. He retired from the police force with the rank of captain shortly after being found guilty for speaking in an official capacity.

Outside of that, he's been a political opportunist and practices self-benefiting politics for what mainly looks like self-promotion.

Not a fan.