First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro publicly criticized City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for removing two council members from her budget team after they endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race. Mastro argued that this decision was improper and detrimental to the important negotiations regarding the city's Fiscal Year 2026 budget. His comments underscored the continuing tensions between him and the Speaker, particularly after a turbulent period involving his earlier failed nomination for top city attorney.
Mastro accused the speaker of acting improperly by kicking Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers and Lynn Schulman off her Budget Negotiating Team after their endorsement of Cuomo.
He framed the removal of experienced council budget members as detrimental to negotiations over the city's Fiscal Year 2026 spending plan.
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