Good Morning, New York! Several U.S. attorneys resign over dropped Adams charges, Rikers is reopened to ICE, and Hochul has no plans to remove Adams from office. This is your Tammany Times AM Briefing for Friday, February 14th, 2025.

WHERE’S KATHY: In Albany delivering remarks at the Choose Healthy Life Summit.

WHERE’s ERIC: No public schedule yet.

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Hall Monitors

— The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of NY Danielle Sassoon has resigned after being asked to drop the Eric Adams case. The move also sparked a string of other resignations, including in the Justice Department Public Integrity Section. Deputy AG Emil Bove III accepted her resignation yesterday. (NY Times)

— Eric Adams has reopened Rikers to ICE agents, specifically to help investigate gangs and violent crimes. The move followed Adams’ meeting with Border Czar Tom Homan. The move is a loophole in the city’s 2014 sanctuary laws, allowing Adams to bring ICE back via executive order. (NY Times)

— The New York City Department of Investigation is looking into Remark Holdings, a supposed AI company used by migrant shelters under Eric Adams. Senior City Hall adviser Timothy Pearson was reportedly both in charge of contracts for migrant shelters at the same time as he was a consultant for Remark. (POLITICO)

Capitol Gains

— Kathy Hochul said that she is not currently planning to remove Eric Adams from office, but did not rule out potential action in the future. She also criticized Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado for his early statement against Adams, saying “Lieutenant Governor Delgado does not now and has not ever spoken on behalf of this administration.” (NY Post)

— Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas has revealed that immigrants are being arrested at courthouses across the state, with ICE agents avoiding state law by conducting arrests in hallways and outside courthouses. (Times Union)

— Kathy Hochul has refused to extradite a New York-based doctor who sent abortion medication to Louisiana, likely creating a federal court case over the legality of providing abortions across state lines. Dr. Carpenter, who is the target of the case and the co-founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, has already been ruled against in Texas after she failed to show up for her court date. New York’s shield laws prohibit cooperation with out-of-state legal processes. (NY Times)

Trail Mix

— AOC jumps aboard the Adams resignation train, urging him to step down on social media platform Bluesky. (The Hill)

— Former Mayor Bill de Blasio has defended Eric Adams, saying that the charges against him were “flimsy,” saying “I think it was unfair to him. I think it was unfair to the city.” He clarified that he disagreed with how the DOJ dropped it, but not the decision to drop it in the first place. (NY1)

— The Staten Island Democratic Party is formally backing Fmr. Gov. Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor, a sign that his entrance to the race may be imminent. The party’s executive committee called on Cuomo to launch a mayoral bid, citing the extenuating circumstances of Eric Adams’ actions. (NY Post)

— Former Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced his new girlfriend ahead of Valentine’s Day: Nomiki Konst, a 41-year-old progressive activist and pundit for The Young Turks. (NY Post)

— Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a new policy proposal: a $30/hour minimum wage by 2030. This would almost double the minimum wage, which is currently set at $16.50. Following this massive increase, it would automatically increase every year after 2030 by the percentage cost of living or productivity increase, whichever is higher. (City & State)