(20 Feb 2025)
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New York – 20 February 2025
1. Wide of New York Governor Kathy Hochul arriving at the briefing
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Kathy Hochul, (D) New York:
"After careful consideration, I have determined that I will not commence removal proceedings (against Mayor Eric Adams) at this time. My strong belief is that the will of the voters and the supremacy and sanctity of democratic elections preclude me from any other action. I cannot deny the people of this great city the power to make this decision for themselves."
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Kathy Hochul, (D) New York:
"New York is facing a grave threat from Washington. The Trump administration is already trying to use the legal jeopardy facing our mayor as leverage to squeeze and punish our city."
4. STILL, New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an event at the NYPD’s 40th precinct
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Kathy Hochul, (D) New York:
"It is not up to me to tell them to leave. It is up to an individual if they want to resign the office to which they’ve been elected."
(REPORTER: "Do you think that he’s lost the ability to govern?")
"I am working to put in safeguards to restore the trust that is necessary to get this city back focused out of all this controversy and get people in New York City what they want. They just want normalcy again. And that’s what I’m fighting to restore."
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STORYLINE:
Gov. Kathy Hochul won’t immediately remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, but will instead push for increased oversight of City Hall as he faces intense scrutiny over his bribery case and his relationship with the Trump administration.
Hochul announced Thursday that she has, for now, decided against using her authority to remove Adams from office because she has “concerns about disruption and chaos that such a proceeding could bring to the residents of this great city.”
“New York is facing a grave threat from Washington,” she said at a news conference in Manhattan. “The Trump administration is already trying to use the legal jeopardy facing our mayor as leverage to squeeze and punish our city.”
The decision came after she solicited opinions this week from a roster of New York political figures over questions about whether Adams could independently govern following the Justice Department’s move to drop his federal corruption case so he could help with Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
Rather than remove Adams, Hochul said she plans to propose legislation that would require City Hall to operate within new guardrails that she said would help to “reestablish trust” with the people of New York.
The proposals include establishing a new deputy inspector general focused on New York City affairs; a mechanism for the city’s comptroller, public advocate and council speaker to launch lawsuits against the federal government; and more money for the state comptroller to step up oversight of the city.
Adams has remained defiant in the face of growing calls to resign, insisting that New Yorkers are undeterred by the turmoil at City Hall as he makes his reelection pitch to voters.
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