The resignation of a top aide to Mayor Eric Adams came after Gov. Kathy Hochul told Hizzoner he needs to clean house, sources confirmed to The Post.
Hochul told Adams he needed to start making personnel changes as several of the embattled mayor’s deputies are facing investigations of their own — possibly crippling City Hall’s ability to function, according to a source briefed on the governor’s conversations.
The governor told reporters Monday she had spoken to Adams after he was indicted on federal bribery and wire fraud charges about “her expectations” but added “I don’t give out the details of private conversations.”
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“I’m giving the mayor an opportunity now to demonstrate to New Yorkers and to me that we are righting the ship that we have the opportunity to instill the confidence that I think is wavering right now,” said Hochul, who as governor has the authority to remove a sitting mayor.