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Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced that she will not remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time but will seek to increase state supervision of New York City’s affairs.

Adams has also faced calls to resign since federal prosecutors brought a five-count criminal indictment against him in September.

Their actions follow the resignation of U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon and five high-ranking Justice Department officials last week.

The Democratic governor has worked well with the mayor, but faces pressure to oust amid his legal predicament.

Demonstrators gathered in New York City on Saturday, insisting Gov. Kathy Hochul remove Mayor Eric Adams from office rather than simply limit his power.

The New York governor would catch hell from Donald Trump by pursuing the mayor’s ouster. But it might be good politics. “If I were Kathy,” one operative says, “I would announce this week that I plan to take action.

The Democratic governor said she would propose new guardrails for “establishing trust” for city residents amid the mayor’s growing political crisis.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul will leave indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams in his job but with guardrails including a new Inspector General for the city.

Adams’s political boss—New York Governor Kathy Hochul—signalled that the mayor’s time in Gracie Mansion may be coming to an end following the joint resignation of four top officials in Adams’s administration: First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Deputy Mayors Meera Joshi, Anne Williams-Isom, and Chauncey Parker.

Hochul, the only official in the state that has the power to boot Adams from his position, revealed on MSNBC that she’s consulting with officials about the mayor’s future.