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Posted on 02/18/2025 7:16:45 AM PST by Red Badger
New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces mounting pressure to step down following a wave of resignations Monday at City Hall.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is meeting with key leaders Tuesday at her offices in Midtown Manhattan to discuss whether the mayor should be removed from office. Hochul will hold a series of one-on-one meetings with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, to name a few.
The governor says everything is on the table, including the mayor agreeing to step down or not run for reelection or invoking her powers to remove him from office, something that has never been done before in the history of the state.
"I recognize the immense responsibility I hold as governor and the constitutional powers granted to this office. In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been utilized to remove a duly-elected mayor; overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly," Hochul said in a statement Monday night. "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."
Judge to hold hearing on dismissal Wednesday Adams has been struggling to reset since a Department of Justice memo last week ordered federal prosecutors in New York to dismiss their corruption charges against him. Critics say it set up a possible quid pro quo, but the mayor denies that.
Judge Dale Ho is set to hold a hearing on the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the case Wednesday afternoon. The DOJ motion to dismiss prompted a wave of resignations within the U.S. attorney's office and, ultimately, from the mayor's office, as well.
The judge has the power to dismiss the case as per the Justice Department's request. He can also establish a special counsel.
Former U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Akerman - a Watergate prosecutor - filed a motion in federal court asking Ho to reject the DOJ's request and to establish the special counsel.
"With the Government agreeing with Mr. Adams to dismiss the indictment, no party before the Court is representing the public interest. We respectfully ask the Court to appoint a special counsel to advise the Court in resolving this unfortunate matter," Akerman wrote.
NYC deputy mayors stepping down fs-4-deputy-mayors-resign-springer-isom-joshi-parker.png Maria Torres-Springer, Anne Williams-Isom, Meera Joshi and Chauncey Parker announced their resignations on Feb. 17, 2025. CBS News New York On Monday, four deputy mayors -- First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker -- all notified Adams they would step down from their posts.
"Due to the extraordinary events of the last few weeks and to stay faithful to the oaths we swore to New Yorkers and our families, we have come to the difficult decision to step down from our roles," they said in a statement.
Adams responded with a statement, reading in part, "I am disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision."
A spokesperson for the mayor said his office is actively searching for replacements, but all four will remain in their roles until then.
"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 said in her statement.
Calls for Adams to be removed Lander, who is also running for mayor, quickly sent a letter to Adams, giving him a Friday deadline for a contingency plan.
"These are people who have served in city government, who have worked for him for years, and for them to say we can no longer serve in good conscience is just alarm bells ringing," said Lander.
Protestors are also piling on the pressure. A crowd showed up at a campaign rally the mayor was holding at a Brooklyn church and demanded the governor remove him from office.
"When I was indicted, remember what happened, people departed. When I was indicted, people said it was the end of the administration, people said that people have lost confidence. Go back and do an analysis from the day that I was indicted to what we have accomplished. That is my ability to lead through turmoil, and I'm going to continue to do that," Adams said.
The long knives are out for Adams because he’s off the Plantation..................
White woman taking down black man.
If the Governor removes him from office, things could get really interesting in NY, he knows where all the bodies are buried and with the DOJ dropping his case, he might be motivated to get a little pay back.
Driving him right into Trump’s arms.
I love watching NY progs eat themselves.
What exactly do NY progs fear that Adams will do?
They will use his allowing of ICE agents on Rikers as the reason.......................
Talk..................
She should be addressing the prison strikes across NY and the horrid working conditions that she created.
The prisoners have more rights.
He spoke with the Trump admin.
This is another situation democrats made for themselves where all their options are bad.
Anything Hochul does regarding Adams will only make things worse for her.
The sensible thing would have been to just shut up and try to look busy doing her job.
But she’s not a very smart person so she’s turning it into another dumpster fire.
Burn Baby, Burn!!
IF he gets removed, Mayor Adams would make an interesting consultant to DOGE. Other big cities in this country probably have similar problems and “unofficial solutions” to those problems.
The Citizens of New York City be d***ed, this is all about Princess Kathy, and ultimately, Prince Andrew who wants back in. Don’t let them!
If I gave 2 shites about Demonrats I would tell them to STOP DIGGING!
Since I don’t, I won’t.
If Hochul thinks its unseemly the way Adams is kowtowing to Trump, she ought to pause and consider how she will be behaving in the next few months. Trmp will be stopping the potpourri of Federal subsidies that have kept the Democrats in power and NY solvent. It will be amusing to watch Hochul writhe and beg as she feels the coming bite.
Under the rules of “Our Democracy”, the Democrats have the right to remove from office any elected Democrat who is willing to work with Trump.
Like the “enforcement” of the Wehrmacht SS in the waning days of the Third Reich, in their search for “disloyal” subjects, simply and summarily executing and hanging from lampposts the unfortunates that fell within their grasp.
New York State Democrats cannot touch the Trump MAGA people. But they can go after those Democrats within the state that in any way, shape, form, means or manner perform a service for the newly elected Team Trump.
The New York State Democrats are a RICO target, and should be indicted as such.
Maybe that's why her brain she's a no good.........
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