4 Deputy Mayors Resign From Adams Administration

NEW YORK — Four of New York’s deputy mayors resigned Monday from embattled Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.

“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,” deputy mayors Maria Torres-Springer (first deputy), Meera Joshi (operations) and Anne Williams-Isom (health and human services) said in a joint statement published by FOX 5. The fourth resigning deputy mayor is Chauncey Parker (public safety).

The development is the latest fallout from the Justice Department's push to end a corruption case against Adams and ensure his cooperation in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — a bargain that has raised questions about the mayor's political independence and ability to lead the city.

In response to the resignations Monday, Adams said he was “disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the future,” according to FOX 5.

Also Monday, city council Speaker Adrienne Adams called on the mayor to resign.

“With the resignation of deputy mayors, it has become clear that Mayor Adams has now lost the confidence and trust of his own staff, his colleagues in government, and New Yorkers,” she said in a prepared statement. “He now must prioritize New York City and New Yorkers, step aside and resign. This administration no longer has the ability to effectively govern with Eric Adams as mayor.”

Eric Adams has faced increasing scrutiny since the Justice Department's second-in-command ordered federal prosecutors in Manhattan last week to drop the mayor's corruption case. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove wrote that the case had "unduly restricted Mayor Adams' ability to devote full attention and resources to the illegal immigration and violent crime.”

That directive touched off firestorms within the Justice Department and New York political circles, with seven federal prosecutors quitting in protest — including the interim U.S. attorney for Manhattan — and fellow Democrats calling on Adams to resign.

Adams, a former police captain, pleaded not guilty last September to charges that he accepted more than $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and lavish travel perks from foreign nationals looking to buy his influence while he was Brooklyn borough president campaigning to be mayor.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.