Gov. Kathy Hochul has prided herself on her improved relationship with the mayor of New York City compared to her predecessor, who seemed to take pleasure in needling the Big Apple’s executive. As Mayor Eric Adams officially resigns himself to being a one-term mayor, the legacy he leaves behind will be shaped in large part by the significant accomplishments he won alongside the governor – the fruit of a partnership that often benefitted him more than Hochul.

In a statement released following Adams’ Sunday announcement that he has suspended his reelection campaign, Hochul said that she was “proud to work with” Adams over the past four years. “I have been grateful for his partnership,” she wrote. That partnership wasn’t always easy for her.

The most trying times for the governor came in th

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