Kathy Hochul said she will not remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams, but plans to pursue legislation that will limit his authority as leader of the largest city in the U.S. Hochul is seeking to curb the mayor’s power after the U.

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

Instead, the governor plans to add a series of controls to the embattled mayor’s power over New York City, a person close to the governor said.