For Immediate Release | Friday, March 21, 2025<\/p>\n
Contact: <\/strong>Emmet Teran. (917) 623-5178. ETeran@council.nyc.gov<\/p>\n City Hall <\/strong>– New York City Council Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Shahana Hanif and Sandy Nurse and Vice Co-Chairs Carmen De La Rosa and Jen Guti\u00e9rrez issued the following statement in reaction to Mayor Eric Adams naming Randy Mastro our city\u2019s First Deputy Mayor.<\/p>\n \u201cLast fall, Randy Mastro tried \u2013 and failed \u2013 to explain away his checkered record. Now, Mayor Adams, whose tenure has been defined by self-serving and questionable decisions, has chosen Mastro as his First Deputy Mayor.<\/p>\n It\u2019s widely acknowledged that the sitting Mayor is beholden to Donald Trump who actively undermines the interests of New Yorkers on a daily basis. So it\u2019s only fitting that he would select a right-hand man who\u2019s spent his career suing our city and serving Republican and special interest employers. <\/p>\n Last year, the Progressive Caucus played a key role in getting Mastro\u2019s nomination for Corporation Counsel withdrawn. In his unsuccessful confirmation hearing, it was clear that Mastro was unfit to represent this city \u2013 and that remains true today.\u201d<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For Immediate Release | Friday, March 21, 2025<\/p>\n Contact: <\/strong>Emmet Teran. (917) 623-5178. ETeran@council.nyc.gov<\/p>\n City Hall <\/strong>– New York City Council Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Shahana Hanif and Sandy Nurse and Vice Co-Chairs Carmen De La Rosa and Jen Guti\u00e9rrez issued the following statement in reaction to Mayor Eric Adams naming Randy Mastro our city\u2019s First Deputy Mayor.<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n