The closest comparison is from 1932, when then-Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt forced New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker to resign. At the time, Roosevelt was running for president and the main threat to ...

But his future could change in a New York minute. Adams wouldn’t be the first mayor to resign amid a corruption scandal; Jimmy Walker did in 1932, and William O’Dwyer in 1950. If he doesn’t ...

Mike Groll, Governor’s Office. By Jim Caras A New York City mayor described by the periodicals of the day as a “dapper” ...

In 1932, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered hearings to determine if New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker should remain in office. Walker, who was part of the corrupt Tammany Hall political power at ...

In fact, the precedent of then-Gov. Franklin Roosevelt initiating removal proceedings against New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker is unlike the current situation, which should give Hochul even ...

Gov. Franklin Roosevelt considered the removal of Mayor Jimmy Walker — his friend, fellow Democrat, former leader of the Senate, one-time Albany roommate of Al Smith — based upon evidence ...

Mayor Jimmy Walker had been accused of misdeeds such as awarding city contracts to people who were paying him. The governor conducted the trial himself. He served as judge, jury and prosecutor.