New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce on Thursday that she will not remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office ‘right now.’

According to CNBC, a source familiar with the matter said the Democratic governor plans to impose strict ‘guardrails’ on the mayor.

Hochul will give a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss her decision regarding Adams.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided against removing embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, Gothamist has learned.

Instead, the governor will unveil new state and city bills that would increase oversight of the mayor’s office: https://t.co/RcdrgP6ZVd pic.twitter.com/8d4utTK91N

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) February 20, 2025

Per CNBC:

Hochul has scheduled a 4 p.m. ET news conference to discuss her decision about Adams, who was indicted last year on federal criminal corruption charges.

The governor on Tuesday held a series of meetings with political figures to discuss Adams’ fate. A day earlier, four New York City deputy mayors announced they had resigned, a move that Hochul said “raises serious questions about the long-term future of this Mayoral administration.”

Since being indicted, Adams has sought to curry favor with President Donald Trump, a Republican widely unpopular in the heavily Democratic city.

The Department of Justice last week asked a judge in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to dismiss the case.

The judge, Dale Ho, conducted a hearing on that request Wednesday but ended it by saying he would rule later.

NEW: Gov. Kathy Hochul will move Thursday to restrict Mayor Eric Adams’ power and fund more outside scrutiny of the city’s finances, according to a source.https://t.co/E9ZgbEnB5M

— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) February 20, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to announce Thursday that she will not remove New York Mayor Eric Adams from office, according to a person familiar with the matter. Instead, she plans to impose new controls on his administration, the person said. https://t.co/PLjCaD7COC

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 20, 2025

Gothamist reports:

Hochul will ask lawmakers to approve the legislation when they return to the Capitol in Albany next week.

The governor’s planned announcement marks the latest in what has been a tumultuous period at City Hall and the state Capitol, where the U.S. Department of Justice’s push to drop criminal charges against Adams has spurred a growing chorus of city and state officials calling for his resignation.

NY1 first reported Hochul is considering new legal limits on the mayor’s power.

Adams has refused to resign since he was indicted on federal corruption charges in September, when prosecutors accused him of trading lavish travel perks and illicit campaign contributions from Turkish nationals in exchange for favors within city government.

That pressure increased earlier this month when President Donald Trump’s administration ordered prosecutors to drop the case, arguing that it interfered with Adams’ ability to carry out the president’s immigration crackdown. Four of Adams’ deputies and a handful of federal prosecutors announced their resignations, including acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon.