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New Yorkers will not see much Eric Adams this week.
Late Sunday evening, the Town Hall announced that the mayor did not feel well and that he must now have “a certain number of meetings of doctors and undergo routine medical tests” in the coming days. “While the mayor Adams will continue to communicate constantly with the staff and to ensure that municipal activities continue without discouraging, during this time, the mayor will have a limited public schedule,” said the deputy mayor of communications, Fabien Levy statement Emitted just before 11 p.m.
The sudden announcement was the light on the details about the specific health problems of Adams and a calendar for the moment when the mayor returns to a typical calendar. But Levy said residents may be sure that city activities will normally continue. “Like all other New Yorkers, mayor Adams has the right of privacy with regard to personal questions, but we will continue to communicate in the unlikely case, he is unable From his duties a special day, “he said.
In recent days, Adams has seemed to follow his regular schedule. Last week, the mayor went to Washington, DC, to attend the president The inauguration of Donald Trump. The next day, he held his weekly press conference at the Town Hall. Throughout the week, he carried out several interviews with the local media and participated in a announcement On the crises of illegal arms with the NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch. Sunday, Adams was to make comments when the Altneu synagogue is opening that evening, but its appearance was finally canceled in a later update. Monday morning, Adams had only one event listed on his schedule for the day: a meeting at 8 am with senior administration officials.
In the event of a temporary medical absence, the first deputy mayor Maria Torres-Springer take the reins Instead of Adams. Below city charterIn the event that the mayor is unable to “pay the powers and duties of the mayor’s office”, the official succession line proceeds to the lawyer Jumaane Williams then controller Brad.