NEW YORK, NY — In response to the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ana María Archila and Jasmine Gripper, Co-Directors of the New York Working Families Party, released the following statement:

“Mayor Eric Adams can no longer govern. He has lost the trust of the everyday New Yorkers he was elected to serve. Our city deserves a leader we can trust and who is not engulfed in endless scandals. 

“The City Charter mandates that if the Mayor resigns, the Public Advocate becomes the interim Mayor. Fortunately for the people of New York, we have a Public Advocate who is ready to step in and lend stability to the city in this difficult moment.”