Speculation is rising that former Governor Andrew Cuomo may run for NYC mayor, despite stepping down amid a scandal. Mayor Eric Adams faces criticism over public housing management and response to protests. Adams launches a Charter Revision Commission amid power struggles with the City Council.
.@NYCMayor has decided to create a new Charter Revision Commission & its Chair is an ethically compromised character. It appears that the criteria for being appointed to a high post in the Adams mayoral administration is some type of ethical blot, or just loyalty over competence
"Ms. Adams was preparing to introduce legislation on Thursday that would require the mayor to obtain Council approval on 21 commissioner-level appointments." https://t.co/x75t8uUkLA
Surprise! We’re having a Charter Revision Commission. But the timing raises eyebrows, since it’ll coincidentally block the council’s efforts to expand oversight of mayoral appointments. https://t.co/nV40YgqRQw
NEW: @NYCMayor establishes charter commission in move seen as attempt to disempower @NYCCouncil, by @JCColtin https://t.co/QKLYofsEie
Eric Adams’ latest plan to keep New York's strong mayor system https://t.co/Xjq9wTW6Zj
Can the City Council become a real check on Mayor? “This is a very pivotal moment,” Mr. Viteritti said. Adams vs. Adams: A Power Struggle in New York City Turns Ugly - The New York Times https://t.co/MhQJxKkFYS
Amid growing public dissatisfaction with Mayor Eric Adams’s job performance, the New York City Council speaker, Adrienne Adams, was about to make a power play... https://t.co/MujFe3t1Gl
NYC Mayor Adams is not on board with the City Council limiting powers to appoint agency heads. The measure, which Council Speaker Adrienne Adams floated last week, would require the mayor to get sign-off from the lawmaking body on his agency heads picks. https://t.co/fqgnEhoyMe
Tonight's announcement that Mayor Adams is launching a Charter Revision Commission headed by Carlo Scissura comes as the Council's weighing expanding its advice-and-consent powers, a proposal that, like any Charter revision, could likely only be enacted via ballot referendum. 1/5 https://t.co/ZGug0WM29w
INBOX- @NYCMayor announces Carlo Scissura as head of the charter review commission. He was reportedly supposed to be the head of the EDC but that was stopped following reporting by @THECITYNY https://t.co/taAZ2XQ6tF https://t.co/LOZJGHOQje
One attendee said a Dec. 5 event was billed as a chance to hear Adams talk about housing policy. Instead, Adams gave remarks while hype men extolled him as the “get s--t done mayor." Then women in tight red dresses arrived to collect donations. More: https://t.co/i0vs06fK4p https://t.co/Jt1O3XJAjM
"One attendee said the evening was billed as a chance to hear Adams talk about his housing policy." But @lizkimtweets reports, things got weird. https://t.co/cg1S8TJH9y via @gothamist
"Adams gave some brief remarks while flanked by hype men exhorting him as the “get s--t done mayor,” according to attendees. Then, they said women in tight red dresses arrived unannounced to collect donations... Adams raised only two donations totaling $2,500..." https://t.co/jxIZUmU2d4
"Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Williams have not declared if they intend to run for mayor, though their candidacies seem more likely if an indictment materializes against Mr. Adams." https://t.co/SFsQdAxUUj
Andrew Cuomo, the former Governor of New York, and Jumaane Williams, New York City’s public advocate, criticized Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday over his management of public housing and his response to pro-Palestinian protests. https://t.co/LuBeyfl89i
Adams plays down Cuomo’s scathing remarks about NYC housing as ex-gov fuels comeback talk Cuomo, who stepped down as governor amid a sexual abuse scandal, is rumored to be considering a run for mayor https://t.co/lyfhsJ49nf
Eric Adams 'not concerned' as speculation mounts that ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo could run for NYC mayor https://t.co/GITWa541IQ https://t.co/MpwanS4QW6
Eric Adams ‘not concerned’ as speculation mounts that ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo could run for NYC mayor https://t.co/yFD1KSGxJ7 https://t.co/J8amhXPgDO