Mayor Adams hit back at Gov. Hochul for moving to curtail his powers — suggesting it was all a show to satisfy his critics.

If Adams does leave office before his term is up—voluntarily or not—he’d be replaced by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. According to the city charter, if that happens before March 27 (90 days before the primary),

Cuomo’s outreach includes meetings with powerful unions that once backed Adams, while his allies orchestrate high-profile fundraisers. Despite resigning in disgrace amid misconduct allegations, Cuomo sees the mayoralty as a path back to public office. Polls suggest he leads a fragmented Democratic field, though major unions remain undecided.

Eric Adams isn’t going away. That was the message the mayor ... Forward means running in a Democratic primary just over four months from now. In surveys, Adams trails Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner who is officially an undeclared candidate, by more ...

New York City politics has never been more chaotic, and chaos is never good for real estate. But it is good for Andrew Cuomo.

The DoJ memo stated explicitly that it was seeking to drop the charges so Adams could assist the administration in carrying out its policies, particularly as related to crime and immigration. The prosecutors retained the right to pick up the case again,