Four top aides of New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned following escalating scandals and corruption charges against him. The Justice Department ordered the drop of the charges on Feb. 10, indicating it interfered with Adams' ability to pursue key agendas. Following the aides' resignations, calls for Governor Kathy Hochul to intervene have intensified. Adams' administration has claimed the aides significantly contributed to progressive city initiatives. Despite attempts to convince them to remain, their departures underscore mounting tension in the city's political landscape.
The mayor's office confirmed the resignation, stating that the deputies are extraordinary public servants who have been vital to our work reshaping New York City. Together, we've broken housing records, created the most jobs in the city's history, provided for hundreds of thousands of longtime New Yorkers and migrants, built unprecedented public spaces, and made our city safer at every level.
Calls for Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove Adams or for Adams himself to step down grow. The recent mass resignation leaves a power vacuum in the city's government.
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