Gov. Hochul will convene elected leaders and clergy members Tuesday to debate a “path forward” at Metropolis Corridor that might embrace the potential of eradicating Mayor Adams from workplace as she says “serious questions” have been raised about his management within the wake of the resignations of 4 of his high deputies.
In an announcement late Monday, Hochul solely mentioned the conferences at her Midtown Manhattan workplace will contain “key leaders.” Her assertion didn’t tackle particular choices, however mentioned she’d search a “path forward” whereas acknowledging her energy to take away Adams from workplace.
The mayor isn’t invited, and neither is Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who would turn out to be performing mayor ought to Adams be eliminated, the sources confirmed.
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Eric Adams speaks to the media after showing at Rehoboth Cathedral Monday, Feb. 17, 2025 in Brooklyn, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Every day Information)
“If they feel unable to serve in City Hall at this time, that raises serious questions about the long-term future of this Mayoral administration,” Hochul mentioned earlier than recognizing the “immense responsibility” that comes together with her energy — by no means used within the state’s 235-year historical past — to unilaterally take away a New York Metropolis mayor from workplace.
“Overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly,” she continued.
“That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored. Tomorrow, I have asked key leaders to meet me at my Manhattan office for a conversation about the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York.”
Spokespeople for the mayor didn’t return requests for remark.
Torres-Springer and the three different deputy mayors submitted their resignations after sources say they advised Adams they’re uneasy about his potential to steer within the wake of Trump’s Division of Justice submitting a movement to dismiss his public corruption case late Friday.
The movement, which Trump’s DOJ filed after Manhattan’s high federal prosecutor refused to do it and resigned as a substitute, asks a decide to drop the case instantly, however enable the division to resurrect it as early as November. Within the interim, the DOJ wrote it expects Adams to assist Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown effort, an uncommon caveat in a courtroom continuing that each critics and allies of the mayor say makes him a “hostage” to the president’s agenda.
Initially Revealed: February 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM EST
