NEW YORK — Pressure is building on Mayor Eric Adams to fire one of his key aides and longtime friends, Timothy Pearson, who is ensnared in a mushrooming corruption scandal.

Mayor Adams has been loyal to longtime aides despite growing calls for them to resign. It is a trait he has shown through his career.

Adams, his inner circle and political campaign are under at least four federal investigations, which has included subpoenas of City Hall, searches of aides' homes, and the seizure of electronic devices,