Tuesday,
February 18, 2025
Year : 2, Issue: 25
NY1: Four of Mayor Eric Adams’ deputy mayors have submitted their resignations, City Hall said Monday, days after the Justice Department officially asked a court to dismiss federal corruption charges against him.
First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker all plan to step down, they confirmed in statements.
In a statement late Monday night, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she plans on meeting with “key leaders” in Manhattan Tuesday to discuss “the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York.”
In a joint statement, Torres-Springer, Williams-Isom and Joshi said serving as deputy mayors “has been the greatest honor and privilege of our lives.”
“We have worked each day with the singular mission of improving the lives of New Yorkers and strengthening the physical foundation of the city we love,” their statement reads, in part. “Due to the extraordinary events of the last few weeks and to stay faithful to the oaths we swore to New Yorkers and our families, we have come to the difficult decision to step down from our roles.”
In a separate statement, Parker said, “Serving as deputy mayor for public safety under Mayor Adams has been an honor of a lifetime.”
“Together, we have made our streets safer, more just, and have improved quality of life for all New Yorkers. I am confident that the administration will continue on our mission to deliver for the people of this city,” he added.
Adams, in his own statement, said the four deputy mayors would “remain in their roles for the time being to ensure a seamless transition,” without providing exact dates for their departures.
City Hall said they would remain in their roles for at least the next few weeks.
A number of New York lawmakers have since called for Adams to step down, including state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.
Adams has repeatedly rejected calls for his resignation, saying on Sunday, “I’m not going to step down. I’m going to step up.”
