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Demonstrators call for Adams resignation while deputy mayors step down

New York Mayor Eric Adams at a news conference in Manhattan on April 21, 2022.
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
New York Mayor Eric Adams at a news conference in Manhattan on April 21, 2022.

Rallies are scheduled all week by City Hall where folks are calling on New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign after the corruption charges were dropped against him.

They held signs that read Adams is Corrupt and is chanted.

"Hey Hey, ho ho, Mayor Adams has got to go."

Demonstrators including elected officials like Councilwoman Sandra Nurse accuse Mayor Adams of making a deal with the Trump Administration in order to get his charges dropped.

"Someone who is compromised, someone who is corrupt. His own choices brought him to this moment. We do not want that leading our city."

Meanwhile, four deputy mayors now have plans to quit after expressing concern about their ability to serve under the circumstances. The mayor continues deny allegations of a quid pro quo and says he'll carry on as mayor. The mayor spoke about it Sunday at houses of worship.

"I am not going anywhere."

Those at the rally want Governor Kathy Hochul to remove Adams from office if he doesn't step down soon.