AOC Calls for New York Mayor Adams to Resign Amid Probes

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the highest-profile lawmakers in the New York congressional delegation, called on New York Mayor Eric Adams to step down, citing the growing cloud of investigations engulfing his administration.

Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat from the Bronx and considered a leader among the US Congress’ progressive flank, made the comments in a post on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, and linked to a New York Times article that had her statement.