Mayor Eric Adams alleged on Tuesday that City Council Speaker and mayoral challenger Adrienne Adams has fought him on several policy issues as a springboard to run for his job, despite her showing scant interest in the role prior to several months ago.
During his weekly “off-topic” news conference on April 22, Hizzoner claimed that the speaker’s hidden motivation for butting heads with his administration on a range of issues over the past three years was to mount a run against him. Those issues include the mayor’s wide-ranging funding cuts, council legislation to boost eligibility for the city’s housing voucher program, and the balance of power in City Hall.
