Brad Lander is threatening to convene a committee declaring the New York City mayor unable to serve. Others want the governor to remove him.

This is "the first critical test of whether we still have independent leadership at City Hall," said Lander, an Adams critic who is challenging him in June’s Democratic primary.

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,

City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is running for mayor, urged Mayor Eric Adams to present a clear “contingency plan” for keeping the city running following the Monday resignation of four deputy mayors — or he will move to convene a panel that could remove Adams from office.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander wants Mayor Eric Adams to provide a plan this month on how he will govern the city amid turmoil and drama at City Hall

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander (D) on Monday called on Mayor Eric Adams to prove he can continue to govern amid calls for his resignation after the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped

As Ms. Hochul was preparing for her meetings Tuesday morning, Judge Dale Ho, who is presiding over the Adams corruption, campaign finance, and bribery case, called a Wednesday afternoon hearing — his first move as he weighs whether to comply with the Trump administration order to drop the charges against Mr. Adams “without prejudice.”