New York City Mayor Eric Adams began Wednesday’s morning radio show, as he often does, by calling into the show to promote his administration, chat about the latest news and answer questions.

The mayor seemed unconcerned as he chatted with the hosts of “Jonesy in the Morning,” a regular show on 94.7 the Block, on WXBK in New York City.

He talked about Marcellus Williams, the man executed in Missouri, and about wanting the general public to get more involved in politics. He mentioned justice for those on trial. And he joked around with the DJs. One of the hosts, Tarsha Jones, called the mayor “my boo.”

And then Jones said she wanted to change the subject. She asked him, “What’s going on there?”

“Every time I turn around, I see you cleaning the house,” she added.

City Hall Chief Attorney Lisa Zornberg, a former federal prosecutor, resigned on Sept. 14. Two retired fire chiefs were arrested two days later after a year-long corruption investigation. Federal authorities executed a search warrant on the home of Interim NYPD Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon on Friday, and the Chancellor of Schools announced his resignation two days later.

People “run their time sometimes” in government, Adams said, according to a transcript released by his office. He said many of the people who left his administration had served for a while and that many “wanted to get out and lose that 24-hour, seven-day-a-week schedule.”

“The city government is extremely demanding,” he said, adding a moment later that “people don’t normally stay in government that long because of the husband, the stress on the family. And all we can do is say thank you. They’ve served us well. We’ve done great things in this city.”

In the hours that followed, Adams voiced his support for the Planning Commission’s approval of his “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” proposal and named Melissa Aviles-Ramos as the next chancellor of the New York City public school system.

But by evening, he was back at the interview, this time for News12 in the Bronx, answering questions submitted by New Yorkers.

He had trouble arriving on time, he said, because he had been to a reception that President Joe Biden hosted for diplomats and others in New York City this week for the U.N. General Assembly. The president hosted world leaders and senior U.N. officials for a reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the White House said.

“My question to you is can we expect any more layoffs or changes at City Hall in the coming days?” News12 reporter Amanda Bossard asked him.

Adams responded by repeating almost word for word what he had said a few hours earlier.

“You know, it’s a constant change in government,” he said. “When you look at the fact that many of them have been with me for three years, almost three years, it’s a very stressful job to be at the top of the government.”

He was then asked directly whether he would resign. The question was posed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the reporter said.

“We know we can’t listen to the noise. Look at the numbers. More jobs in the city, the history of the city, what we’re doing around housing, what we’re doing around public safety, the decrease in crime, the decrease in murders, our public transportation system is safer,” Adams said.

He added: “You know, what’s unique about this administration is our ability to stay focused. I don’t listen to those comments that come from, you know, just a congressman who doesn’t show up.”

Within hours, news would break that the mayor had been indicted by a federal grand jury, sources told ABC News. Adams vowed after the indictment to fight what he called the “completely false” charges with “every ounce of my strength and my spirit.”