Statement from Senator Liz Krueger On Mayor Eric Adams

New York City – Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today regarding Mayor Eric Adams:

“I continue to believe, as I have said publicly since September when the first federal corruption charges were announced, that if Mayor Adams does not resign, he should be removed by the governor. The charges against him are extensive, and they must be considered on top of the many other investigations into senior members of his administration that reveal a pattern of corruption and self-dealing that is utterly unacceptable at any level of government.
 
“Now, in addition to all of that, he has made a deeply unethical deal with the Trump Administration to do the president’s bidding and put New Yorkers at risk in exchange for the charges against him being dropped. It is clear he is putting his own interest in avoiding prosecution for corruption above the interests, and the laws, of this city, and with four widely respected deputy mayors making the decision that they can no longer serve under him, his position has become completely untenable.
 
“New Yorkers deserve a mayor worthy of this great city, one whose integrity is not in question, regardless of whether they agree with him or her on policy grounds. Eric Adams is clearly not that person.”