Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday stood firmly behind top City Hall aide Tim Pearson amid reports that some of his closest advisers have been pushing him to fire
the scandal-scarred staffer.
Instead, Hizzoner said he wants to let ongoing inquiries and lawsuits surrounding Pearson play out before taking further action while also seeking to downplay the suits against the embattled adviser.Pearson, who officially works for the NYC Economic Development Corporation and oversees much of the city’s migrant shelter contracting process, has perhaps become the single most controversial figure in Adams’ administration.
During the Sept. 17 news conference, Adams insisted he is loyal not just to Pearson but also to all of the municipal workforce’s 300,000 plus employees. He also attempted to counter the perception that he has filled the upper levels of his administration entirely with close personal friends. The mayor also responded to the notion that Zornberg resigned because he did not heed her advice to fire Pearson by questioning the accuracy of the reporting.
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