Lisa Zornberg, Adam's Chief Counsel, Resigns: Reports

NEW YORK CITY — Lisa Zornberg, the chief legal counsel for City Hall, announced her resignation in a letter to Mayor Eric Adams.

“I have concluded that I can no longer effectively serve in my position. I wish you nothing but the best," Zornberg wrote in a Sept. 14 letter to Adams obtained by NY1.

Zornberg has been in her position since July 2023.

“We appreciate all the work Lisa has done for our administration and, more importantly, the city over the past 13 months,” Adams said in a statement. “These are hard jobs, and we don’t expect anyone to stay in them forever. We wish Lisa all the best in her future endeavors. The other senior members of the counsel’s team will remain in their roles to ensure the office continues to fully operate without issue, and we expect to name an acting chief counsel in the coming days.”

Before joining the Mayor's Office, Zornberg was a senior federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York.

Last Thursday, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned amid a federal investigation into alleged corruption.

Caban's home was one of those raided by federal authorities on Sept. 4 along with other Adams officials, Patch previously reported.