New York City, New York — Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved quickly on his first day in office, signing an executive order to rescind most directives issued by former Mayor Eric Adams after Adams was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024.
The order nullifies executive actions Adams signed after Sept. 26, 2024, the day a federal grand jury indicted him, making Adams the first sitting mayor in city history to face such charges. Mamdani framed the move as a necessary reset, arguing that the period following the indictment deepened public cynicism toward city government. “That was a date that marked a moment when many New Yorkers decided politics held nothing for them,” he said during remarks at City Hall.
The Justice Department dropped the case against Adams in February, shortly after President Trump began his second term, a decision that prompted resignations from career prosecutors and sharp criticism from Democrats. One departing prosecutor wrote that Adams appeared to be “rewarded” for offering cooperation on immigration enforcement in exchange for dismissal of the case.
Beyond undoing Adams-era directives, Mamdani signed additional executive orders aimed at addressing New York City’s housing crisis. Two orders establish task forces designed to accelerate housing development, while another names Cea Weaver to lead the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. Mamdani also reduced the number of deputy mayors from Adams’s structure to five.
Mamdani, who ran as a democratic socialist, said his administration would govern “expansively and audaciously,” adding that he would not abandon his principles.
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