Eric Adams touring to Israel; Zohran Mamdani says mayor is derailing his reasonably priced housing agenda

MANHATTAN (WABC) — It’s a busy time for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as he prepares to take over town’s prime job.

Thursday, he met with Governor Kathy Hochul to speak about priorities.

This comes as the present mayor Eric Adams prepares to journey to Israel.

Mayor Adams is anticipated to returning subsequent week. He’s set to fulfill with financial growth leaders and discussing efforts to fight anti-Semitism within the metropolis.

The Adams administration is counting down the times till he leaves workplace as Mayor-elect Mamdani transitions into City Hall.

Their transition groups have solely met as soon as, however Adams and Mamdani have not had a nose to nose as of but.

Meantime, Mamdani did not waste anytime already asserting a few of his first appointments like his deputy mayor and chief of workers who will work alongside him inside City Hall.

But the mayors might have already hit a tough patch of their transition because the mayor-elect accused Adams of utilizing his closing weeks in workplace to derail Mamdani’s agenda, together with turning the Elizabeth Street Garden into reasonably priced housing.

Adams had agreed to construct reasonably priced housing within the backyard’s place, however he pivoted in June. Designating the backyard as metropolis parkland will make it a lot more durable to ever develop housing instead.

“I’ve made clear over the course of the campaign what my vision would be in meeting the urgent need for housing across especially for seniors across the city. And the actions that Mayor Adams has taken has made that nearly impossible to follow through with that,” Mamdani mentioned.

As the mayor plans to journey to Israel, Adams and Mayor-elect Mamdani may meet upon his return.

Another excessive profile assembly we’re anticipating is with Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch who the mayor-elect requested to remain on, though she hasn’t dedicated.

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