The fate of Gotham’s mayor was the topic du jour as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Rev. Al Sharpton, and other Democratic figures gathered to consider his ousting.
In recent months, the rot of corruption throughout the Big Apple and much of the Empire State has seen numerous officials indicted over various allegations in multiple scandals. This included New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) who found something of an ally in President Donald Trump, leading to talks about kicking him out of Gracie Mansion ahead of a decision from U.S. District Judge Dale Ho.
With a hearing slated Wednesday for Ho to consider the motive behind the Department of Justice seeking bribery charges dropped against Adams, Hochul and Sharpton met with fellow Democrats City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY), City Comptroller Brad Lander, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY) and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
“We’re going to wait and see what the judge says tomorrow so we do not set a precedent,” said the activist and MSNBC talking head during a press conference after the meeting at the governor’s New York City office. “Supposing today she removed him because he’s been indicted and the judge says tomorrow, ‘I’m throwing out the indictment,’ it would be premature.”
“Reverend Al Sharpton met privately with Governor Kathy Hochul about Mayor Eric Adams’ future. He spoke to the media outside of her office after their meeting.”- https://t.co/YhM0a5dize pic.twitter.com/VJvVjFC9AR
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 18, 2025
Sharpton also brought up Adams’s recent appearance on Fox News alongside border czar Tom Homan.
“I’m very concerned Mr. Homan came in here and acted like he could make Adams do what he wants and that he’d be up his butt. I can’t believe someone would say that on national television,” he remarked as Hizzoner positioned himself against Hochul’s administration currently being sued by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, with a willingness to assist in seeing criminal illegal aliens deported.
While Hochul could serve Adams with charges that would allow him to defend himself against allegations of a “quid pro quo,” an alternative means to oust him would involve a panel comprised of the three city officials who participated in the meeting, as well as two mayoral appointees, who would be capable of removing him by a “committee on inability.”
As it happened, Lander was also opposing Adams in the Democratic mayoral primary slated for June.
The meeting came amid further upheaval throughout New York as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Danielle Sassoon resigned over the move to see the charges dropped against Adams and four of the city’s deputy mayors also gave notice on Monday.
They included First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker, and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom. leading the mayor to react, “I am disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the future.”
Outside of the controlling interests of the meeting with Hochul, bipartisan agreement stood against the path of ousting Adams as former New York Gov. David Paterson (D) told the New York Post, “Removing him because ‘We’re mad at you for helping Trump?'”
“I don’t hear anything of a cause for him to leave office,” he continued suggesting, “There are two choices: remove him from office or let the voters decide. I prefer the latter. Let the voters figure it out.”
Similarly, New York State Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs noted, “There is a misconception that removal by the Governor is a quick process. It requires due process and would likely take almost as long as it will take to get to the election.”
For her part, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) expressed, “As often as I’ve criticized Mayor Adams and disagreed with his policies, the Governor is wrong here and is being motivated by politics, not law.”
“She is rushing to remove him because he is working with the Trump Administration to rid our city of dangerous foreign criminals and gangs,” she added.
Meanwhile, the mayor remained mum on the subject and, having updated the status of a New York Police Department detective who had been shot, Adams responded when asked why he had not taken questions from the press in weeks, “‘Cause y’all liars.”
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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