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How the Mayor of New York Could Be Removed From Office—and What Would Happen Next
Two former mayors—Jimmy Walker in 1932 and William O’Dwyer in ... Hochul and her office reportedly began to examine her power to remove the mayor, before she expressed support for him in ...
The New York Times9d
How Eric Adams Lost New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, then the governor, presided over hearings in 1932 investigating corruption by Jimmy Walker, the absentee Jazz Age mayor. Walker was known for his love of nightclubs and ...
The New York Times27d
5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate
He tried to remove Mayor Jimmy Walker on corruption charges. Roosevelt appointed a former judge to help with the inquiry and conducted hearings himself, but ultimately Walker resigned before he ...
Slate24d
The Eric Adams S—t Show Just Keeps Getting Messier
Then, Gov. Franklin Delano Roosevelt went after famously corrupt Mayor Jimmy Walker; he even put on a trial in Albany. But before FDR could give him the heave-ho, Walker fled for Europe.
Newsday25d
Gov. Hochul has the constitutional authority to remove a mayor from office
In 1932, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered hearings to determine if New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker should remain in office. Walker, who was part of the corrupt Tammany Hall political power at ...
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Will Gov. Kathy Hochul remove NYC Mayor Eric Adams from office?
It’s interesting to note that this current political episode played out in 1932 when then-Governor Franklin Roosevelt came close to using his power to oust Mayor Jimmy Walker, who was part of ...
City & State New York26d
Opinion: Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Franklin Delano Roosevelt held formal hearings into the behavior of Mayor Jimmy Walker, a flamboyantly corrupt politician who shared Adams’ love of the nightlife. Roosevelt agonized over whether or ...
Newsday24d
What's next for NYC Mayor Eric Adams as a judge weighs dismissing his corruption case?
Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a trial against Mayor Jimmy Walker, who subsequently resigned and moved to Europe to avoid criminal prosecution. Hochul this week raised the possibility of ...
Vanity Fair26d
Eric Adams Is Wobbling. Could Kathy Hochul Deal the Finishing Blow?
It’s a move that’s only been attempted once, in 1932, when then governor Franklin Roosevelt investigated Mayor Jimmy Walker—who short-circuited the proceedings by resigning and fleeing to ...
Newsweek26d
Who Becomes NYC Mayor If Eric Adams Is Removed From Office?
Mayor Eric Adams at Cipriani 42nd Street on ... If he chooses to resign, Adams would be following in the footsteps of former Mayors Jimmy Walker and William O'Dwyer, who stepped down in 1932 ...
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Who Can Force Out the Mayor? A Guide to NYC’s Inability Committee and Hochul’s Power
But his future could change in a New York minute. Adams wouldn’t be the first mayor to resign amid a corruption scandal; Jimmy Walker did in 1932, and William O’Dwyer in 1950. If he doesn’t ...