The New York Times reports:
One of Mayor Eric Adams’s closest advisers has resigned from New York City government, the latest departure of a top official as the mayor and his inner circle face a series of investigations. The adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, 63, was once viewed as the second most powerful person at City Hall. For nearly two decades, she has been part of Mr. Adams’s inner circle as he rose through New York City politics.
Ms. Lewis-Martin’s departure comes three months after her phone was seized as part of an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney’s office involving the city’s leasing of commercial properties. Mr. Adams, a Democrat who was indicted in September on federal corruption charges, is expected to go on trial in April. Many of his closest aides resigned after the indictment.
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