Overview

• State Sen. Jabari Brisport and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein have introduced a bill to empower the New York City Council to remove a sitting mayor with a three-quarters majority vote.
• The proposed process includes safeguards requiring formal charges and an opportunity for the mayor to respond before removal proceedings can begin.
• The bill would not alter the governor's authority or the inability committee's role in mayoral removal, maintaining existing checks and balances.
• Councilmember Gale Brewer is spearheading efforts to secure a home rule message, a necessary step for the state Legislature to act on the proposal.
• Mayor Adams's office has criticized the bill as undemocratic, asserting that only voters should have the power to decide a mayor's fate.