Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo According to reports, a new democratic challenger is confronted with his attempt to replace Eric Adams as mayor of New York City.
New York City Council -Speaker Adrienne Adams, 64, will officially launch her campaign with a meeting at the weekend, per report of Fox 5 NYC.
With the Democratic Primary at just four months away, it is expected that Adams immediately submit an application to secure access to the ballot.
In a statement to media, Adams said that New Yorkers could not afford to live in the city, that the town hall was “in chaos” and claimed that President Donald Trump was “The independence of our city of corrumption. ”
New York City Council speaker Adrienne Adams launches Run to replace the established mayor Eric Adams, who challenges the leader, former New York government Andrew Cuomo. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
“It’s time to get up. I never intend to run for mayor, but I don’t give New York City,” Adams said in the statement, shared with Polito for the first time.
Adams was chosen for the first time in the city council and became the first Black Council speaker five years later.
City council speaker Adamne Adams during the Rally about the stairs of New York City Hall before brings together the entire council to vote and to ignore the Veto of Mayor Adams on January 30, 2024. (New York Daily News for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
Adams is the latest controversial figure to throw in her hat and the leader, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, challenges to replace NYC mayor Eric Adams.
Cuomo resigned in 2021 after a report from the attorney general of the state concluded that he had almost harassed a dozen women sexually.
New York City Council speaker Adams speaks during a press conference for a meeting of the New York city council in the town hall in Manhattan, New York, in December 2023. (Shawn Inglima for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
Cuomo apologized for the “offended” of the women with comments he said were meant to be collegial, and admitted that he had sometimes “had been too familiar with people, but he denied someone inappropriate and said that the investigation into his behavior was poorly and politically motivated.
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The race comes afterwards Mayor Eric Adams was charged in September for federal accusations of corruption. He now has to deal with a storm of criticism after the newly installed Ministry of Trump had asked a court of the Ministry of Justice a court to drop the case, so that Adams could help with the performance of the federal government.
FOX News Digital has contacted the office of the speaker Adams for comment.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
