It’s the second time in a year that Antonio Delgado has bucked Kathy Hochul on a public demand for a fellow Democrat to step down.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a battle for his political future. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove Adams, met with city leaders Tuesday to determine whether he should remain in office.

Rather than remove Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul plans to propose legislation that would require City Hall to operate within new guardrails.

Adams testified under oath at a hearing Wednesday on the Justice Department’s request, insisting there was no quid pro quo arrangement to shelve his criminal case. But a lawyer