Behind closed doors, Hochul has been pressuring the mayor to oust embattled aides and install “trusted civil servants.'
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is preparing to ramp up its public presence in New York City – and the governor herself is privately pushing indicted Mayor Eric Adams to rid his office of aides who have come under the gaze of federal investigators, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the effort.
“I’m watching the situation closely,” Hochul told reporters Wednesday. “ departure is a good first step and we’re watching to see what unfolds over the next few days.” “I'm working to make sure that the key positions, working with the mayor, are filled with people that are going to be responsible, but it is ultimately his decision to make those,” she said. “And I'm just letting him know that we're monitoring the situation. We expect changes, that’s not a secret, and changes are beginning.”to remove many public officials from office for wrongdoing, including the mayor of any city.
“The governor has to be concerned about ending up with egg on her face by proceeding to exercise these powers,” Bonventre said. “You could have the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, step in and say, ‘No, no, no, no.’ So that would be pretty embarrassing for the governor.
In order for Hochul to successfully use the removal law as leverage, Adams has to believe she’s willing to trigger it if he doesn’t comply with her demands. That’s a tall order, according to Smikle.
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