In the aftermath of the historic indictment against him, yet another one of New York Mayor Eric Adams’s top aides plans to resign as his approval rating hits a new low.
A Marist College poll released Friday found at least 69% of adults in the city of New York want the mayor to resign after he has spent nearly a year embroiled in an FBI investigation that ended in a criminal indictment last month. Only 25% of registered voters in the survey approve of the job Adams is doing as mayor. That’s down from his 28% rating in a December Quinnipiac University poll, which was the lowest approval ever recorded for a mayor of New York.
Meanwhile, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright could become the sixth senior member of the Adams administration to step down from her post as soon as Friday, according to the New York Post. Wright denied the report in comments to the outlet, but a City Hall spokesperson refused to confirm or deny the allegations.
Adams also issued an executive order last week announcing that Wright’s powers would transfer to Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom in the event she would be “unable to perform such functions, powers or duties.”
The rumors swirling around Wright come after the FBI raided the home of Wright and her now-husband, New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks, on Sept. 4. The couple tied the knot last week.
On Sept. 24, Banks announced his intention to resign as chancellor effective Dec. 31. But eight days later, the mayor’s office stated it would “accelerate” the timeline to Oct. 16.
Wright’s possible departure would mark another setback for Adams, who became the first sitting New York mayor to be indicted on federal felony charges on Sept. 26.
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Adams has staunchly defended himself from prosecutors’ claims that he illegally received financial support from Turkish officials during his 2021 mayoral campaign and accepted bribes from Turkish businessmen.
“For months, leaks and rumors have been aimed at me in an attempt to undermine my credibility and paint me as guilty,” the mayor said in a video statement from his home just before prosecutors unveiled the indictment. “I know I am innocent.”
