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,

Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Randy Mastro to be New York City’s new first deputy mayor. Last year, Adams nominated Mastro to serve as the city’s top lawyer. Many members of the New York City Council openly opposed his nomination.

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.