Amid Mayor Adams’s Refusal To Leave Office, Two Possible Forcible Removal Scenarios Are Emerging

‘We should consider all options laid out in the city charter,’ a City Council member says.

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NYPD officers outside the New York City mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion, on September 26, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

In the aftermath of Eric Adams’s indictment Thursday, the New York City mayor announced his intentions to continue serving as the city’s top politician. Yet, as scores of other public officials call for his resignation, the decision may not be up to the mayor.

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