A New York congresswoman recognized for left-wing opposition to her fellow Democrats is asking on Massive Apple Mayor Eric Adams to resign after a collection of raids on his prime aides and others in his interior circle in reference to a federal investigation.
“I don’t see how Mayor Adams can proceed governing New York Metropolis,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X.
Ocasio-Cortez’s district consists of components of two New York Metropolis boroughs. The tweet marked the primary time she took a swing at her hometown mayor on the platform in additional than a yr. In April 2023, she not directly criticized his help for a brand new contract for metropolis police.
“The flood of resignations and vacancies are threatening gov perform,” she wrote. “Nonstop investigations will make it unimaginable to recruit and retain a certified administration.”
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks in the course of the Democratic Nationwide Conference in Chicago. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu through Getty Photos)
A consultant for Adams didn’t instantly reply to a message concerning Ocasio-Cortez’s demand.
Earlier this month, New York Metropolis Police Commissioner Edward Caban turned the newest Adams ally to resign. Individually, an Adams staffer was fired following accusations that he tried to extort cash from a Brooklyn automotive proprietor with assist from Caban’s twin brother.
In an announcement, Caban’s attorneys Russell Capone and Rebekah Donaleski instructed Fox Information Digital that the previous commissioner would cooperate with investigators and that he’s not the goal of the federal probe himself.
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New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams attends a press convention on gun violence on June 26, 2023, in New York Metropolis. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos)
Rumors of a pending resignation have swirled for days following raids on Caban and his twin brother, a security advisor. James Caban is dealing with an investigation for allegedly leveraging his NYPD connections to guard nightclubs from police scrutiny.
Federal brokers served warrants on three different high-ranking Adams aides on the identical day because the Cabans – First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Public Security Philip Banks III and Timothy Pearson, a former NYPD official turned mayoral adviser.
Final yr, federal brokers seized Adams’ units as he was leaving an occasion in Manhattan and raided the house of certainly one of his prime fundraisers. Adams has denied any wrongdoing, however confirmed final month he had acquired a subpoena from federal prosecutors and mentioned he and his group are cooperating.
Mayor Eric Adams flanked by his Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, left,and Ingrid Lewis-Martin, throughout his weekly press convention at Metropolis Corridor. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Every day Information/Tribune Information Service through Getty Photos)
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“For the great of the town, he ought to resign,” Ocasio-Cortez added Wednesday.
Winnie Greco, one other Adams aide, was additionally raided in reference to a marketing campaign fundraising investigation.
Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban attend a information convention at 1 Police Plaza in New York Metropolis, April 3, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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Adams appointed Caban because the NYPD’s first Hispanic commissioner in July 2023.
He has been changed by Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon, a retired FBI agent who beforehand led the Nationwide Menace Heart and oversaw the Terrorism Watch Record.
Fox Information’ Michael Dorgan and CB Cotton contributed to this report.
