Council Coddles a Mad King

The City Council, given an opportunity to expel Andy King for multiple egregious offenses, wimped out despite calls by officials including Mayor de Blasio and their own Speaker, Corey Johnson, for him to resign.

Never mind that the Bronx Councilman, who previously had been penalized for sexually harassing a female staffer and then firing her when she brought charges against him, engaged in a new set of transgressions that included further retaliation this year against staffers who spoke to Council investigators about his conduct, including trying to fire them under the pretext of “staff reorganization.”