(The Post Millennial)—New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to announce on Thursday that instead of using her authority to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams, she will impose guardrails on his administration, two officials familiar with Hochul’s thinking told the New York Times.
This comes as Adams’ lawyer has denied claims that the New York City leader struck a deal with the Trump administration’s Department of Justice to have his corruption case dropped in exchange for supporting federal immigration policies.
Hochul at a news conference later Thursday plans to criticize Adams for his conduct and portray her proposals as needed to reassure city residents that Adams is being held accountable. She is expected to say that she is not prepared to overturn the will of the voters, but outline new oversight measures aimed at empowering state and city officials to keep watch over Adams’ team.
Among the steps Hochul is set to announce are the creation of a new state deputy inspector general dedicated to just New York City; creating a fund for the City Council speaker, city comptroller, and public advocate to hire outside counsel to sue the Trump administration if Adams declines to do so; granting additional funds for the state’s comptroller to investigate city finances; and impose a rule barring the mayor from hiring the head of the city’s Department of Investigation without approval of the state inspector general.
The Times noted that the proposals had yet to be finalized ahead of Hochul’s announcement and were described by the officials who were not authorized to speak on them publicly.
