If Adams were to resign, he would be immediately replaced by Jumaane Williams who spoke out on Thursday on the indictment.
Kemberly Richardson talks with Councilman Robert Holden and others calling for Adams to step down amid corruption charges.New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources.
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove Adams from office, told reporters after an event Thursday morning that she had not yet read the indictment but would soon do so and then offer detailed comments on the charges. If Adams were to resign, he would be immediately replaced by Jumaane Williams, the city's public advocateIn a statement Thursday, Williams did not explicitly call for Adams to step down but said "It is federal officials' obligation to prove their case, it is the mayor's obligation to prove to New Yorkers that there is a real plan and path to govern the city effectively and regain trust, and his time to show that plan is rapidly running out.
Adams' administration has been bogged down with attempts to house tens of thousands of international migrants who overwhelmed the city's homeless shelters, with Adams at odds with President Joe Biden over funding and a strategy to handle the influx of new residents.
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