1. Eric Adams
New York City Mayor
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Erica Krodman, Brooklyn BP’s Office
Eric Adams’ first year in City Hall ended with stubbornly high crime rates, a migrant influx and an increasingly personal feud with the city’s rat population. In his State of the City address, the mayor emphasized his accomplishments while announcing plans to expand the city’s composting program, rezone Midtown and grow the city’s apprenticeship program. But a public sector staffing shortage could stymie his goals, and his $102.7 billion budget’s cuts to libraries and other social services roiled the City Council. Adams announced he would create his own newsletter too – let’s just hope he stays away from Power 100 lists.
2. Carl Heastie & Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Assembly Speaker; State Senate Majority Leader
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Erik McGregor, LightRocket; Lev Radin, Pacific Press, LightRocket
Albany’s legislative leaders stood up for themselves when confronted with frustrated executives who haven’t gotten their way. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ demand to hold a special session to change bail laws last summer after making more crimes bail-eligible in the state budget – and chided the mayor for complaining to the press without calling him. And despite Gov. Kathy Hochul’s threats of a lawsuit, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins refused to hold a floor vote for Hector LaSalle’s chief judge nomination after it failed in the…
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