Seventh Top Aide To NYC Mayor Hits The Exit

The New York Times reports:

Sheena Wright, a longtime ally of Mayor Eric Adams, has resigned from her post as first deputy mayor, according to people with knowledge of the matter, making her the seventh senior official to leave the administration during a time of crisis in New York City government.

The departures seem to reflect the administrative housecleaning that Gov. Kathy Hochul — as well as some of Mr. Adams’s advisers and allies — have sought as four federal investigations have enveloped City Hall and cast doubt on the viability of Mr. Adams as mayor.

Sixty-nine percent of New York City residents want Mr. Adams to resign, according to a poll released Friday morning by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.

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Mayor Adams on First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, earlier today.
He said the reporting “she was escorted out of City Hall, that was just a lie,” and reporting that she resigned on Friday “was a lie.”

BUT he didn’t dispute that she’d be gone from the job soon. pic.twitter.com/cxdTEqJi8v

— Jeff Coltin (@JCColtin) October 7, 2024