New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ push to install his preferred pick to lead the legislative body meant to serve as a check on him as City Council speaker has begun to falter
Some incoming Council members — several of whom said in interviews on Saturday that Adams personally reached out Moya’s behalf — have bristled at the notion that a mayor would dictate who should lead the legislative branch of government. Adams himself told the press in September he had no plans of “placing my finger on the scale” in the speaker’s race.
He said Adams would have been happy with several of the options, but was sensitive to the wishes of those hoping for a Latino leader. Meeks’ Bronx counterpart, state Sen. Jamaal Bailey, informed Adams that his members felt the same way. A progressive bloc of legislators has been agitating for either Carlina Rivera or Diana Ayala for Council speaker, arguing the body should be led by a woman of color who will act as a check on the new mayor. Some of those members penned aBut Rivera and Ayala do not appear to have enough votes at this point to win the race. Neither returned requests for comment.“Councilmember Moya has support across the political spectrum and from all of the boroughs.
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