New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced that he has accepted the resignations of four of his deputy mayors, signaling the latest exits after the Justice Department dropped corruption charges against the mayor.
The exits come after a federal prosecutor in New York resigned over the DOJ’s order, along with a wave of prosecutors in Washington, D.C. Adams previously faced federal bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance charges.
The four deputy mayors are First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer; Anne Williams-Isom, deputy mayor for health and human services; Meera Joshi, deputy mayor for operations; and Chauncey Parker, deputy mayor for public safety, per CNN.
“I am disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the future,” Adams said in a statement.
The resignations will not be immediate, the mayor said, with the deputies maintaining their roles until a replacement is settled. But it is not clear how long that process is expected to take. […]
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