Ocasio-Cortez Says Adams Should Resign for the Good of the City

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Wednesday said Eric Adams should resign as mayor of New York City, becoming the most prominent Democrat to push for his ouster amid federal corruption investigations involving his administration.In a statement to The New York Times, Ms.Ocasio-Cortez, a national leader of her party’s progressive wing, said she could “not see how Mayor Adams can continue governing New York City.”“The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening government function,” she said.

“Nonstop investigations will make it impossible to recruit and retain a qualified administration.”“For the good of the city,” she added, “he should resign.”Though she broadly opposes Mr.Adams’s brand of centrism and has criticized him in the past, Ms.

Ocasio-Cortez only selectively involves herself in the politics of her home city.Her decision to do so on Wednesday could help accelerate growing doubts about Mr.

Adams’s hold on City Hall.Revelations related to a web of investigations involving Mr.Adams and senior members of his administration have been emerging almost daily for weeks.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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