New York governor Hochul will not remove mayor

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to announce Thursday afternoon that she will not remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams “right now,” according to a source familiar with the situation.

But Hochul plans to impose strict “guardrails” on her fellow Democrat Adams’ administration, the source said.

Hochul has scheduled a 4 p.m. ET news conference to discuss her decision about Adams.

The mayor was indicted last year on federal criminal corruption charges.

The Department of Justice has asked a judge in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to dismiss that case.

The judge, Dale Ho, conducted a hearing on that request Wednesday but ended it by saying he would rule later.

Seven federal prosecutors, including the interim Manhattan U.S. Attorney, resigned last week in protest of an order by a top DOJ official to dismiss the case against Adams.

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