Tensions between Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council were evident during a hearing on a bill that would subject more of his appointees to council approval. The situation escalated when a City Hall official read a scathing statement from the mayor and left without taking questions.
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams expressed concerns about the lack of communication and perceived disrespect from Mayor Adams' office. The official from City Hall, Tiffany Raspberry, who read the statement, claimed they were not formally invited to testify at the hearing.
Raspberry alleged that despite attempts to communicate with Speaker Adams' office regarding the expectation to testify, no formal invitation was received. The bill in question aimed to give the City Council more power in approving mayoral appointees, a move supported by Speaker Adams.
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