{"id":2514899,"date":"2025-11-26T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-council-slaps-down-eric-adamss-last-minute-appointments\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:07:19","slug":"new-york-city-council-slaps-down-eric-adamss-last-minute-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-council-slaps-down-eric-adamss-last-minute-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Council slaps down Eric Adams&#8217;s last-minute appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-city-council-slaps-down-eric-adamss-last-minute-appointments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the New York City Council has blocked Mayor Eric Adams&#8217;s last-minute appointments to several key governing bodies in preparation for incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s administration. Adams submitted nominations for the Board of health, Environmental Control Board, adn City planning Commission, but the council refused to approve any, showing deference to Mamdani&#8217;s incoming team, which is expected to take a different direction. Some nominees included former Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi and Drug Policy alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique. City Hall criticized the council&#8217;s move, accusing outgoing Speaker Adrienne adams of a &#8220;personal vendetta&#8221; against the current administration. Several nominees have withdrawn amid the impasse. Adams, who ended his reelection bid after a corruption scandal, is also trying to appoint members to the Rent Guidelines Board, significant for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-mayoral-candidates-field-questions-on-contentious-issues\/\" title=\"Seattle ...al candidates field questions on contentious issues\">rent stabilization policies<\/a> that Mamdani aims to influence. Meanwhile, Mamdani&#8217;s transition has informed over 170 of Adams&#8217;s staff they will not continue after January 1, a routine move for a new administration, though Adams&#8217;s team called it political gamesmanship. The mayor-elect&#8217;s team insists the changes are necessary to implement their agenda effectively.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New York City Council slaps down Eric Adams&rsquo;s last-minute appointments<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nyc\/\">New York City<\/a> Council, in preparation for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, stonewalled Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\">Eric Adams<\/a>&lsquo;s attempts to appoint people to key governing bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Adams&rsquo;s administration submitted five Board of Health nominations as well as appointments to the Environmental Control Board and the City Planning Commission to the council last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900150\/voter-discrimination-lawsuit-against-new-york-town-moves-forward\/\">Voter discrimination lawsuit against New York town moves forward<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3900151\/audit-shows-millions-questionable-taxpayer-spending-former-college\/\">Audit shows millions in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >questionable taxpayer spending<\/a> at former college<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3899951\/glenn-youngkin-rules-out-senate-run-leaves-door-open-presidential-bid\/\">Youngkin rules out Senate run but leaves door open for presidential bid<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Council staff informed the nominees that none would be approved out of deference to Mamdani&rsquo;s incoming administration, <em>Politico<\/em> reported, which is likely to diverge significantly from Adams&rsquo;s. Three of the health nominations were reappointments, and two were new nominees, including former Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi and Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique.<\/p>\n<p>City Hall <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/weekly-new-york-health-care\/2025\/11\/24\/adams-at-odds-with-city-council-over-health-appointments-00666627\">took offense <\/a>to the council&rsquo;s decision, attacking outgoing Speaker Adrienne Adams, who has no relation to the mayor, for allegedly holding a &ldquo;personal vendetta against the administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-co-host-sunny-hostin-takes-another-dig-at-latino-voters\/\" title=\"\u201cThe View\u201d Co-host Sunny Hostin Takes Another Dig at Latino Voters\">outgoing speaker<\/a> is unilaterally deciding&nbsp;on behalf of council members that they will be voting against reappointing health experts, despite having had no hearing,&rdquo; City Hall spokeswoman Liz Garcia said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia said five nominees have withdrawn so far, including three Board of Health nominees and two City Planning Commission nominees. She said the administration asked the council&nbsp;to act on its Board of Health nominations for the past two months and the reappointments for the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>Adams dropped his reelection bid in late September after his corruption scandal tanked his public support. He chose to endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who lost to Mamdani in the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani led in the polls for most of the campaign after the primary and was expected to win, giving Adams a chance to make moves in anticipation.<\/p>\n<p>Adams is also trying to appoint and reappoint members to the Rent Guidelines Board, an important body that governs rent-stabilized units in the city. Mamdani will need the support of the board to enact his pledge to &ldquo;freeze the rent&rdquo; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shameless-nyt-claims-self-described-socialist-nyc-mayoral-frontrunner-mamdani-not-actually-a-socialist\/\" title=\"Shameless: NYT Claims Self-Described Socialist NYC ...al Frontrunner Mamdani Not Actually a Socialist\">rent-stabilized tenants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The board voted to raise rent for tenants in the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said a majority of the people on the board have been appointed by Adams.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a nine-person board,&rdquo; Mastro said. &ldquo;At least five of the people on that board would be people who were either appointed by Mayor Adams before or could be appointed by Mayor Adams to continue&rdquo; into 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Once Mamdani takes office, he&rsquo;ll be able to appoint his own choices to the board once their terms expire.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s already started to clean house within City Hall. Mamdani&rsquo;s transition informed more than 170 staffers in Adams&rsquo;s administration that they will not return come Jan. 1. It&rsquo;s common for incoming mayors to hire their own City Hall staff, but Adams&rsquo;s administration was upset by the move.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-halts-order-to-rehire-federal-workers-removed-by-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court halts order to rehire federal workers re...d by Trump - Washington Examiner\">long-time civil servants<\/a> should not be the victims of political gamesmanship,&rdquo; Adams spokesman Fabien Levy said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852950\/eric-adams-fielding-three-job-offers-after-term-expires\/\">ERIC ADAMS FIELDING THREE JOB OFFERS AFTER TERM EXPIRES: &lsquo;GOD IS BLESSING ME&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s transition said the layoffs are standard practice and are essential for the mayor-elect&rsquo;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As is standard practice for a mayoral transition, the Mayor-elect and his transition team are working to build their City Hall plan, which includes new staff in key roles to ensure they can deliver effectively on their agenda,&rdquo; Mamdani transition spokeswoman Dora Pekec said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC Council blocks Eric Adams&#8217;s last-minute appointments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2514900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e-adams.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[21068,33772,36661,36462],"class_list":["post-2514899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-appointments","tag-city-council","tag-eric-adams","tag-new-york-city"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e-adams.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514899"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514903,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514899\/revisions\/2514903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}