"Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani left open the possibility Thursday of reversing some of outgoing Mayor Eric Adams' executive orders, including the most recent barring city agencies and pension funds from boycotting or divesting from Israel-linked entities. Mayor Adams signed an order on Wednesday barring city agencies and pension funds from boycotting or divesting from entities tied to Israel. The move followed his recent trip to New Orleans for the Combatting Antisemitism Movement conference and came a month after he visited Israel."
"I'm not trying to overshadow him, he said of Mamdani. I'm just trying to finish up my last twenty-something days. I want the mayor to succeed, but I'm not going to disappear. Adams noted that Mamdani will have the power to make his own decisions once in office. If the incoming administration wants to reverse them, that is on their watch, he said."
Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order barring city agencies and pension funds from boycotting or divesting from entities tied to Israel after travel to a conference and a prior Israel visit. Adams defended the order, arguing the city should invest in institutions that advance science and improve quality of life and that politics should not interfere. Adams said he is completing his remaining days in office and denied trying to undermine his successor. Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who previously criticized the Israeli government and supported BDS, did not rule out revoking the orders and said his administration will review each executive order once in office.
Read at www.amny.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]