New York City Mayor Eric Adams spoke at the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) Awards Ceremony held at Gracie Mansion in New York City, USA on February 13, 2025.
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Four representatives of New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned as the Justice Department dismissed allegations of corruption against him last week and a shift in cooperation with the Trump administration on immigration matters.
Hours after the resignation was made public, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she would meet with “primary leaders” on Tuesday to discuss “the way forward” to ensure stability in New York City. In a statement, she also addressed the governor’s constitutional power to remove the mayor.
“In the 235 years of New York State history, these powers have never been used to cancel the elected mayor; the willingness to overturn voters is a serious step and should not be taken easily,” she said in a statement. “That is, The alleged behavior at the Town Hall in the past two weeks is disturbing and cannot be ignored.”
Last week, Adams promised to visit the city’s Ricks Island Prison Meeting Boobs with the White House Boobs Tom Homan. A day later, the Justice Department filed a dismissal of criminal corruption charges against Adams Ordered A few days ago, it triggered the Where Between Adams and Trump administration. Adams and his lawyer have Reject any quid pro quo.
The first deputy mayor, Maria Torres-Springer; Deputy Mayor of Health and Public Services, Anne Williams-Isom; Deputy Mayor of Meera Joshi ; He confirmed in a statement Monday that Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Chauncey Parker told Adams that they were resigning.
“I’m disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decisions and hope for their success in the future,” Adams said.
Torres-Springer, Williams-Isom and Joshi said in a joint statement that being deputy mayor is “the greatest honor of our lives and Privileges” and making this decision “hard”.
“We have made a difficult decision to quit due to extraordinary events in the past few weeks and to the vows we have made to New Yorkers and our families,” they said.
Parker did not say why he resigned, but said that the deputy mayor at Adams was “a lifelong honor.”
NBC New York First report that he is waiting for his resignation politics Adams and the deputies met on Friday night, the report said.
Ministry of Justice decides to dismiss the official bribery and fraud charges Oppose Adams.
At least Seven Justice officials have resigned Among the department’s handling of Adams’ case includes Manhattan’s Supreme Attorney Danielle R. Sasan. Order U.S. Attorney Do this. “Adams’ lawyers repeatedly urged the lawyers who make up the nobles” – a point that the mayor and his attorney Alex Spiro denied. Adams pleaded not guilty, and the charges were politically motivated.
The pair interviewed “Fox and Friends” on Friday after Adams met with Homan last week and Homan said he would be “UP (Adams’) Butt” if he didn’t keep his promise. Homan said in an interview with CNN on Sunday that the allegations about Quid pro were “absurd” and that his conversation with Adams was only “police” to the police, not “the border cabinet with the mayor.”
Adams will be re-elected in November. Facing trial in April.
The governor did not elaborate on who she planned to meet on Tuesday, but said New York City residents were her main focus.
“Let me be clear: My most urgent focus is the well-being of my 8.3 million voters living in New York City,” she said in a statement. “I will monitor this situation closely to ensure that New Yorkers do not have the current situation because of the current situation.” The crisis of city government has shortened.”
