How the Mayor of New York Could Be Removed From Office—and What Would Happen Next
The governor of New York is empowered to remove the New York City mayor from office by both state law and the City Charter.
What's next for NYC Mayor Eric Adams as a judge weighs dismissing his corruption case?
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is waiting on a judge to rule on a Justice Department request to dismiss a federal indictment.
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5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate
has ever attempted to use the authority against a mayor of New York City. He tried to remove Mayor Jimmy Walker on corruption charges. Roosevelt appointed a former judge to help with the inquiry ...
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Adams Case Highlights: Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Dismiss Case, Capping Days of Drama
A mayor of New York City has never been removed by the governor. The closest precedent occurred in 1931, when Roosevelt pushed to remove Mayor Jimmy Walker. The matter was never formally tested ...
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When people say Eric Adams should be removed from office, what do they mean?
Pressure is again building around removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office following new allegations that his ...
Gov. Hochul has the constitutional authority to remove a mayor from office
The state constitution says a governor may remove elected officials for "misconduct or malversation in office." ...
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Opinion: Heavy is the head that wears the crown
But there is no precedent for a New York state governor removing a duly elected mayor. The closest thing happened in 1932, when then-Gov. Franklin Delano Roosevelt held formal hearings into the ...
Vanity Fair3d
Eric Adams Is Wobbling. Could Kathy Hochul Deal the Finishing Blow?
New York governor Kathy Hochul is not a regular ... when then governor Franklin Roosevelt investigated Mayor Jimmy Walker—who short-circuited the proceedings by resigning and fleeing to England.