The governor has the \u2018power to dismiss\u2019\u2026 dismissal is possible Mayor Eric Adams (64), the first incumbent mayor to be criminally charged, appeared in court on the 27th and denied all charges of receiving bribes and illegal campaign funds from Turkish officials.<\/p>\n
Mayor Adams appeared at the arraignment held at the Southern District of New York Federal Court that day and pleaded not guilty when asked by Magistrate Judge Catherine Parker whether he admitted to five criminal charges, including bribery. His attorney, Alex Spiro, announced that he plans to file a motion to dismiss the charges within the next week.<\/p>\n
Mayor Adams will be released without bail and will stand trial without detention on the condition that he not contact any witnesses or individuals named in the indictment. According to the indictment made public the previous day, Mayor Adams was brought to trial on five criminal charges, including electronic financial fraud, bribery, and illegal campaign fundraising.<\/p>\n
Immediately after the indictment was made public, Mayor Adams held a press conference, asserting his innocence and expressing his intention not to resign from the mayoral position. However, voices within the party calling for Mayor Adams’ resignation are growing louder. Following progressive Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (New York) who was the first to call for Mayor Adams’ resignation, Congressman Jerry Nadler (New York) joined the call for resignation on the 27th.<\/p>\n
In addition, as Comptroller Brad Lander, who declared his candidacy for the New York City mayoral election next year, former Comptroller Scott Stringer, and State Senator Zellner Myrie have called for Mayor Adams to resign, the number of New York City Council members joining the call for his resignation is increasing. However, as of the 27th, Senator Charles Schumer (New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have not joined the call for his resignation.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, as the pressure for his resignation grows, it has been confirmed that Mayor Adams can be removed if he does not resign. According to state law, the governor has the power to remove the mayor. However, there has never been a case in history where a governor has exercised this power to remove a mayor.<\/p>\n
In response, New York Governor Cathy Hochul met with reporters the previous day and said, \u201cI will review my options and obligations as governor.\u201d Another way is to form an \u201cInability Committee\u201d to remove the mayor according to the New York City Charter. The commission consists of five members: the city’s legal counsel (currently vacant), the city auditor (currently Brad Lander), the city council president (Adrian Adams), the vice mayor (chosen by Mayor Adams), and the borough president (the longest-serving borough president, currently Queens Borough President Donovan Richards).<\/p>\n
The neutralization commission can declare the mayor’s dismissal by a two-thirds vote of the city council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"