NYC’s top lawyer ‘pushed out’ as Mayor Adams eyes ex-Giuliani deputy who helped clear Christie in Bridgegate scandal
NY Post
New York’s top lawyer is being “pushed out” by the Adams administration in favor of a veteran litigator — who once served as chief of staff and deputy mayor for Rudy Giuliani, The Post has learned.
The city’s current corporation counsel, Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, who has been in the role for the past two and a half years, is expected to be replaced by Randy Mastro — but not by choice, sources revealed.
“They’ve been trying to force her out because she’s not the puppet they wanted her to be,” a political source told The Post anonymously.
The city is in the final stages of hiring Mastro, who served as a former federal prosecutor. He is most recently known for his role in successfully helping clear Republican former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie of criminal charges in the Bridgegate scandal.
“Randy Mastro got a million-dollar retainer to clear Chris Christie in Bridgegate. Mayor Adams thinks Mastro can do the same for him,” Democratic political operative Ken Frydman told the Post.
It is unclear what the city, if anything, has offered Mastro. He would likely take a large pay cut, however, with the corporation counsel earning $253,000 a year.
