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Hochul Says She Won't Remove NYC Mayor Adams For Now
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1:31Now PlayingGovernor Kathy Hochul said she doesn’t plan to remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams for now but will take steps to curb his power.
The governor said Thursday that she plans to establish a set of “guardrails” on the Adams administration. Those steps include creating a state-level deputy inspector general for New York City and giving more legal power to non-mayoral officials including the city comptroller and City Council speaker to sue the federal government.
Under the state constitution and city charter, Hochul has the power to remove the mayor and has been facing pressure to do so in recent days after the Trump administration sought to drop corruption charges against Adams. Hochul has noted several times that removing a mayor hasn’t been undertaken by any governor in the history of New York state.
“My strong belief is that the will of the voters and the supremacy and sanctity of democratic elections preclude me from any other action,” Hochul said at a news briefing. “I cannot deny the people of this great city the power to make this decision for themselves.”
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