New York City Mayor Eric Adams has named attorney Randy Mastro as his new first deputy mayor, a controversial pick who also served under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Adams said he picked Mastro to succeed Maria Torres-Springer as first deputy mayor on Thursday in an exclusive interview with CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer,

Randy Mastro, who withdrew his nomination for corporation counsel after the City Council strongly objected, will try to help calm the turmoil in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration.

Mayor Adams tapped Giuliani administration alum Randy Mastro on Thursday to become his new top deputy at City Hall, an appointment that’s expected to spark controversy amid the mayor’s