4 deputy NYC mayors plan to quit over Adams-Trump cooperation
Four deputy New York City mayors are planning to resign from Mayor Eric Adams's administration over his cooperation with President Trump on immigration.
First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and Deputy Mayors Anne Williams-Isom and Meera Joshi confirmed their departure in a statement to The Hill.
“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,” the officials said.
Deputy Mayor Chauncey Parker confirmed his resignation in a separate statement.
In a statement to The Hill, Adams said he was “disappointed” to see the officials leave their posts, but understands their decision “given the current challenges.”
“Let me be crystal clear: New York City will keep moving forward, just as it does every day. All deputy mayors will remain in their roles for the time being to ensure a seamless transition. The people of New York City remain, without question, our top priority,” Adams said. “I am solely beholden to the 8.3 million New Yorkers I represent, and I will always put this city first — as I always have.”
The development comes after federal prosecutors were ordered by a top Department of Justice (DOJ) official to dismiss corruption charges against Adams, who has gotten close with Trump in recent months.
Last week, in a letter obtained by the Hill, the former U.S. attorney overseeing the case into Adams accused the mayor’s office of taking part in a “quid pro quo” ahead of the DOJ ordering the case against him to be dropped.
Danielle Sassoon wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi that a memo drafted by Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directing the case to be dropped made it clear that Adams was being granted leniency in exchange for assisting the federal government with its immigration priorities, citing a meeting Jan. 31 that she, Bove, Adams’s attorney and members of her office attended.
Adams faces charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, among other counts, and prosecutors allege that he “sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and at least one Turkish government official seeking to gain influence over him.”
The judge in the case has not yet weighed in on the Justice Department's request to dismiss the charges.
Calls for the mayor to resign have grown, but Adams has denied any wrongdoing.
“And I want you to be clear — you’re going to hear so many rumors and so many things, you’re going to read so much. I am going nowhere. Nowhere,” Adams said Sunday, addressing congregants at Maranatha Baptist Church in Queens Village, according to video shared on the social platform X.
“I’m the second Black mayor in the history of the city. But God has fortified me. And no matter what you read, no matter what you hear, they want to fight me,” Adams said. “I’m going to fight for you.”
Adams is also up for reelection this year, with the Democratic primary slated for June and the general election in November.
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