Fellow Dems turn on Mayor Eric Adams after indictment, call for him to resign: ‘His fight is not our fight’
By Aneeta Bhole, Vaughn Golden, Craig McCarthy, Patrick Reilly,
23 days ago
Embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams is facing mounting calls to resign by local politicians after he was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday night amid a federal investigation into his mayoral campaign and administration.
Several top members of Adams’ campaign have already resigned amid the City Hall chaos following a number of federal raids at officials’ homes earlier this month, sparking concerns of Adams’ ability to lead the Big Apple moving forward as he deals with legal troubles.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday was “a sad day for New Yorkers,” after news of the indictment broke, and that “the most appropriate path forward” is for Adams to step aside.
Mayor Eric Adams is facing mounting calls from New York democrats to resign from office after being indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday night amid a federal investigation into his mayoral campaign and administration. James Keivom
“Mayor Adams, like all New Yorkers, deserves due process, the presumption of innocence, and his day in court. However, it is clear that defending himself against serious federal charges will require a significant amount of the time and attention needed to govern this great city,” he added.
Lander, who plans to run against Adams in 2025, was one of at least 24 politicians at the city, state and federal levels that have called on Adams to resign as of Wednesday night — most of whom are fellow Democrats.
Former city comptroller, Manhattan borough president and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer said the mayor should step down so other leaders can “focus on the business of the city.”
“His fight is not our fight,” Stringer said.
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday was “a sad day for New Yorkers,” after the Adams news broke. Michael Nagle
Several members of the City Council have demanded he resign, including Tiffany Caban (D-Queens), Alexa Aviles (D-Brooklyn), Shekar Krishnan (D-Queens), Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn), Chris Banks (D-Brooklyn) and Bob Holden (D-Queens).
“There is no way [Adams] can effectively lead with this cloud hanging over him. With the challenges our city faces, he must step down for the good of New Yorkers,” Holden, a moderate, said.
Councilman Oswald Feliz (D-Bronx), however, told The Post he’s “not there yet” in regards to calling on the mayor to step down.
Councilman Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) declined to comment on the Indictment but said will run for office if the mayor steps down.
City Council members Tiffany Caban (D-Queens), Alexa Aviles (D-Brooklyn), Shekar Krishnan (D-Queens) (pictured), Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn), Chris Banks (D-Brooklyn), and Bob Holden (D-Queens) have called on Mayor Adams to resign. William Farrington
New York State Assembly members Phara Souffrant Forrest (D-Brooklyn), Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn), Danny O’Connel (D-Manhattan), Jessica González-Rojas (D-Queens), Tony Simone (D-Manhattan), Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens) have also called for Adams’ ouster.
“Eric Adams must resign. Even before this indictment, he has completely failed to address the crushing cost of living crisis that is driving working families out of our city. In fact, he has only made it worse,” Mamdani said.
State Senators Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn), Gustavo Rivera (D-Brooklyn), Jabari Brisport (D-Brooklyn) Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn), Brad Holyman-Sigel (D-Manhattan) John Liu (D-Queens) also joined the chorus calling for the mayor to leave office.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is the highest ranking Democrat to call for Adams to resign as she said it would be “for the good of the city” hours before the news was revealed that he was being indicted. Shutterstock
US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) became the highest ranking Democrat to call for Adams to resign “for the good of the city” hours before it was revealed he had been indicted.
New York Post front cover on Sept. 25, 2024.
Adams is the first sitting mayor of New York City to be indicted.
He’s requested “an immediate trial so that New Yorkers can hear the truth,” he told The Post.
Adams said he became a target of federal authorities for standing up for New Yorkers and vowed to “fight this with every ounce of my strength and spirit.”
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Benjamin Williams
21d ago
To hell with Nell Adams he haven’t did nothing for my naughties. I consider him a real piece of shit I don’t like him I never liked him. I knew him when he was a cop he let the police run wild in the city the police are violating people rights, and I’m not making this up the police don’t have to answer to nothing now on Adams administration I believe them I know some things about this guy back in the 90s. I remember he used to ride around on bikes with some type of neighborhood collision, he had going on at that time I could tell you some things about this guy that he got away with. Yes, they don’t mention that because he supposed to have a streaky clean police elected, but people that know him personally like I do will tell you he’s not streaky clean and I believe the charges they have against him and he should step down. He’s not doing nothing in there anyway, everybody he had in his and let them , that’s all I’m gonna say about that I don’t like them
Ken Yoder
22d ago
Needs to resign now. Just another crook like all the rest.
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