New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering removing New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The Democratic governor said in a statement Monday evening that she will meet in Manhattan with “key leaders” on Tuesday “for a conversation about the path forward.”

In the statement, which began with praise for the several deputy mayors that had resigned earlier in the day, Ms. Hochul noted that the governor’s power “to remove a duly elected mayor” had never been used in New York’s history as a state.

“Overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not be taken lightly. That said, the alleged conduct at City Hall that has been reported over the past two weeks is troubling and cannot be ignored,” Ms. Hochul said.

Mr. Adams was indicted in September on charges of wire fraud, bribery and solicitation of campaign contributions from a foreign national.

The then-U.S. attorney, Damien Williams, said Mr. Adams, while a borough president, accepted illegal donor contributions and received discounted travel arrangements on Turkish Airlines in exchange for pressuring the fire department to skip safety inspections and speed the opening of Turkey’s consular building.

Mr. Adams had entered a not guilty plea in the case.

The developments in recent weeks, though, have involved Mr. Adams allying himself with the Trump administration and its law-enforcement efforts, including the deportation of illegal immigrants.

In what many national and state Democrats have denounced as a quid pro quo, the Justice Department has dropped the corruption charges against Mr. Adams. Several DOJ lawyers have resigned rather than cooperate with such moves in the past week.

Ms. Hochul said she wants to protect New York residents from the “current crisis in City government.”

“Let me be clear: my most urgent concern is the well-being of my 8.3 million constituents who live in New York City. I will be monitoring this situation extraordinarily closely to ensure that New Yorkers are not being shortchanged by the current crisis in City government,” she said in Monday evening’s statement.

• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.