Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams remains defiant as the walls continue to close in on him, the corruption investigation against him intensifies and the upheavals in his administration continue.
It has been detected The Daily NewsFirst Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright is the latest high-ranking official in Eric Adam's administration to say, I'm good and I'm resigning.
According to the newspaper, one of her top aides, Maria Torres-Springer, the current deputy mayor for housing and economic development, is expected to replace Wright. He was supposed to make the move last week but initially refused before deciding to quit.
Per The Daily News:
Wright, one of five senior Adams administration officials whose homes were raided by federal authorities on Sept. 4, was initially expected to resign last Friday as part of an effort by the mayor to oust advisers caught up in the corruption probes.
But sources familiar with the situation told the Daily News that Wright refused, even as the four other top staff members stormed on Sept. 4 — including her husband, outgoing Schools Chancellor David Banks — announced their resignations.
Finally, as of Tuesday, Wright had submitted her own resignation to the mayor, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
At the time of reporting, Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Adams, said that “no announcement is final until and if it is made,” but in a statement shared by The New York TimesAdams said Wright is an “outstanding leader who has assembled a strong team and consistently demonstrated a bold vision for this city.”
It gets worse for Eric Adams
To make matters worse for Mayor Mixy, Adams' advisor, charged with witness tampering and destroying items.
The accused politician is in big trouble as the dominoes around him continue to fall. It is only a matter of time before Adams announces that he will step down as mayor of New York.