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Four top lawmakers in the Eric Adams administration submitted their resignation on Monday.
Maria Torres Springer, the first vice mayor. Anne Williams Isamu, deputy mayor of health and welfare. Operated by Meera Joshi, vice mayor. And for public safety, Deputy Mayor Chauncy Parker informed Adams on Monday that they would resign from their post.
“I’m disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decisions and hope for nothing other than future success,” Adams announced his resignation. I mentioned it in.
The resignation of the city’s most famous civil servant marks a major change for the Adams administration, which has struggled to reset after a Justice Department memo last week ordered federal prosecutors in New York to dismiss corruption charges against the mayor. .
The DOJ’s order led to the mass resignation of prosecutors in New York and Washington. This included serving as a US lawyer for the Southern District of New York, which Trump had resigned, installed by Trump, rather than carrying out an order dismissing the corruption case against Democrat Adams. Prosecutors have denounced an order to remove accusations cited parts of Adams’ role as mayor in helping the Trump administration fight illegal immigration.
New York Gov. Kathy Hockle, who has the authority to remove mayor, announced late Monday he will convene city leaders to discuss “The Path Forward” as Adams calls for resignation. did.
The group was considered a stable hand amidst the chaos
The four vice mayors made a call with Adams on Sunday and agreed to refrain from a final decision on their resignation, a debate-savvy official said. However, Joshi, Torres Springer and Williams Isamu contacted Adams on Monday morning and said they had confirmed their decision to resign.
“We have come to the difficult decision to step down from our role, as we remain faithful to the extraordinary events of the past few weeks and the pledges we have pledged to New Yorkers and our families,” Torres said. Springer, Williams Isam and Joshi said in a joint statement.
Torres Springer, Williams Isam and Joshi are career civil servants and are highly regarded in the city’s government community. They are also responsible for introducing many of the mayor’s agenda. Their portfolio includes some of the city’s largest institutions, including the Public Hospital System, the Ministry of Homeless Services, and the Mayor’s Immigration Office.
Adams was charged with federal corruption last year, so the group is considered a stable hand that the city government can continue to twist, even if the mayor finds himself distracted by the lawsuit against him. I did.
Parker, a relative rookie of the administration, said in a statement: …I am confident that the administration will continue our mission to deliver for the people of this city. ”
It is not yet clear when the resignation will take effect. In a statement, Adams said, “The Deputy Mayor is to ensure a seamless transition for the time being.”
Monday’s departure comes months after a prominent official left the administration in another round shortly after the charges against the mayor were announced in September.
Last year, the Department of Justice brought public corruption charges against Adams in the mayor’s first prosecution in the city’s modern history. Adams pleaded not guilty to foreign bribery, corruption, wire fraud and federal counts of donation and was scheduled to go to trial this spring. Last week’s order means that the charges should be dismissed “without bias” and could be reconsidered at a later date.
The Department of Justice directive underscored the need for the mayor to work with federal immigration authorities. A New York lawmaker said Adams is in a position to “see” President Donald Trump’s administration.
After news of the order last week, Adams also met with Trump’s border emperor and said he would use his enforcement power to increase city law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Adams told Fox News Friday that there was no “Quid Pro Quo” that would force the DOJ to remove the charges in exchange for cooperation in immigration enforcement. Trump’s border emperor Tom Homan on Sunday called the concessions made by Adams and the immigration and customs enforcement to the Rikers Island prison linked to the DOJ directive.
Calls have grown from city and state legislators to Adams’ resignation or Hochul uses her power to eliminate her. The Democratic governor says she is weighing her options, but she is not trying to take any action.
Hochul said in a statement Monday night that he plans to convene city leaders at his Manhattan office on Tuesday “for a conversation about the road ahead.”
She spoke to the councillor’s resignation, saying, “If we feel we cannot serve at the city hall at this time, we will raise serious questions about the long-term future of this mayoral administration.”
As governor, Hochul has the authority to take the mayor, but it is a complicated process and has not been attempted in nearly a century.
“In New York’s 235-year history, these powers have never been used to eliminate a formally elected mayor. Reversing the will of voters should not be underestimated. That’s a step,” Hochul said. “That being said, the suspect’s actions at city hall that have been reported over the past two weeks are both troublesome and cannot be ignored.”
A source familiar with the conference said CNN High Rank Democrats will meet in person in New York or will effectively be present if they are in Washington, D.C.
In response to the deputy’s resignation on Monday, City Council Chairman Adrian Adams said the mayor should resign. The speaker said in a fiercely speaking statement that the mayor “lost the trust and trust of his own staff, his government and his New Yorker colleagues.”
“He now has to prioritize New York City and New Yorkers, get aside and step down,” she said. “These resignations are the culmination of the mayor’s actions and decisions, leading to months of instability, and now they compromise city sovereignty, threaten chaos and endanger harm to their families.”
Mayor Brad Lander, who is facing Eric Adams in the mayoral primary in June, also issued an immediate response, with the emergency plan as the four senior officials prepare to leave their posts. A letter has been sent to the mayor to ask the administration to provide more details.
“These departures will create an unprecedented leadership vacuum at the highest level of city government and will wreaking havoc in the city’s ability to provide critical services to New Yorkers,” Lander said.
The plan request also included warnings. If the mayor does not submit it by this weekend, Lander said he will convened a meeting of the Impossible Committee. The Impossible Commission may be driving what could be described as New York City’s version of the ammo each.
According to the city’s charter, the “Chapter on Mayor’s Incompetence” consists of five members: the city’s corporate advisor, the director, the city council president, the mayor’s elected deputy mayor, and the most senior borough president. . Four of the five must agree to form a committee, and then the city council, where Adams has not received widespread support, has temporarily or permanently “exempt Adams from office powers and duties. You can’t do it.” I vote to declare. charter.
“I’m not resigning, I’m stepping up,” Adams, who attended a series of church services on Sunday.
This story has been updated with additional information.
