纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯的四名高级副手周一辞职，此前曼哈顿的一名前美国检察官指控市长和司法部就撤销对亚当斯的指控进行谈判。
第一副市长Maria Torres-Springer、负责运营的副市长Meera Joshi、负责卫生和公共服务的副市长Anne Williams-Isom和负责公共安全的副市长Chauncey Parker都提交了辞呈。
这四名副市长被雇来稳定市政府，此前亚当斯核心圈的一些人高调离职，他们自己也受到了州和联邦检察官的调查。
上周，司法部指示纽约南区的联邦检察官撤销贿赂案对抗亚当斯。
前美国司法部长丹妮尔·沙宣(Danielle Sassoon)表示，司法部同意撤销对亚当斯的指控，以换取市长配合唐纳德·特朗普总统的移民镇压行动。她和其他六名联邦检察官辞职以示抗议上周。
前情提要不服罪一份五项罪名的起诉书指控他接受多年的豪华旅行礼物，作为交换，除其他外，据称他说服纽约市消防局批准在曼哈顿开设新的土耳其领事馆，尽管检查员一直担心安全问题。
在周一由托雷斯-斯普林格、威廉姆斯-伊索姆和乔希发表的一份联合声明中，这三名代表表示，他们辞职是“由于过去几周发生的非常事件，并忠于我们向纽约人和我们的家人发誓的誓言。”
“虽然我们在这届政府中的时间将结束，但我们对政府中与我们并肩站在一起的令人难以置信的公务员的支持，以及我们对这座伟大城市及其所代表的一切的支持将永远不会停止，”声明说。“我们真诚地感谢市长给我们机会以这些角色为纽约人服务，随时准备确保我们的职责平稳过渡，并祝愿亚当斯市长和我们所有的同事在未来的工作中充满力量和勇气。”
在另一份声明中，帕克称在政府中任职是“一生的荣誉”
帕克说:“我们共同努力，让我们的街道变得更安全、更公正，并提高了所有纽约人的生活质量。”。“我相信，政府将继续我们的使命，为这个城市的人民提供服务。”
作为回应，亚当斯发表了一份声明，称辞职的代表是“非凡的公务员，他们对我们重塑纽约市的工作至关重要。”
“我们一起打破了住房记录，创造了该市历史上最多的就业机会，为数十万长期居住在纽约的人和移民提供了服务，建设了前所未有的公共空间，并使我们的城市在各个层面上都更加安全，”亚当斯说。"纽约人非常感激他们为我们的城市做出的贡献。"
亚当斯说，他对他们的辞职感到“失望”，但他说，“鉴于目前的挑战，我理解他们的决定，并祝愿他们在未来取得成功。”
亚当斯补充说，这四名副手“将暂时留在他们的岗位上，以确保平稳过渡”。
“毫无疑问，纽约市人民仍然是我们的重中之重，”亚当斯进一步说道。“我只对我所代表的830万纽约人负责，我将永远把这座城市放在第一位——一如既往。”
在周一辞职后的一份声明中，市议会议长阿德里安娜·亚当斯(Adrienne Adams)呼吁市长辞职。
“随着副市长的辞职，很明显，亚当斯市长现在已经失去了他自己的工作人员、他在政府中的同事以及纽约人的信心和信任，”她说。"他现在必须优先考虑纽约市和纽约人，靠边站，辞职."
4 deputy mayors resign from New York Mayor Eric Adams' administration
Four top deputies of New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Monday after a now-former U.S. attorney in Manhattan accused the mayor and the Justice Department of negotiating a quid pro quo to drop charges against Adams.
First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom, and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker all submitted their resignations.
The four deputy mayors were hired to stabilize city government after earlier high-profile departures of individuals in Adams’ inner circle who themselves were investigated by state and federal prosecutors.
Last week, the Justice Department instructed federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York todrop the bribery caseagainst Adams.
Former U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon said the Justice Department agreed to drop the charges against Adams in exchange for the mayor’s cooperation with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. She and six other federal prosecutorsresigned in protestlast week.
Adams previouslypleaded not guiltyto a five-count indictment that accused him of accepting years of luxury travel gifts in exchange for, among other things, allegedly persuading the New York City Fire Department to approve the opening of the new Turkish consulate in Manhattan despite the lingering safety concerns of inspectors.
In a joint statement Monday from Torres-Springer, Williams-Isom and Joshi, the three deputies said they were stepping down "due to the extraordinary events of the last few weeks and to stay faithful to the oaths we swore to New Yorkers and our families."
"While our time in this administration will come to a close, our support for the incredible public servants across the administration with whom we have stood shoulder to shoulder and our championing of this great city and all it stands for will never cease," the statement said. "We sincerely thank the mayor for giving us the opportunity to serve New Yorkers in these roles, stand ready to ensure a smooth transition of our duties, and wish Mayor Adams and all of our colleagues much strength and courage in the work ahead.”
In a separate statement, Parker called serving in the administration the "honor of a lifetime."
"Together, we have made our streets safer, more just, and have improved quality of life for all New Yorkers," Parker said. "I am confident that the administration will continue on our mission to deliver for the people of this city.”
In response, Adams issued a statement in which he called the resigning deputies "extraordinary public servants who have been vital to our work reshaping New York City."
"Together, we’ve broken housing records, created the most jobs in the city’s history, provided for hundreds of thousands of longtime New Yorkers and migrants, built unprecedented public spaces, and made our city safer at every level," Adams said. "New Yorkers owe them an enormous debt of gratitude for their service to our city."
Adams said he was "disappointed" by their resignations, but said that "given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the future."
The four deputies "will remain in their roles for the time being to ensure a seamless transition," Adams added.
"The people of New York City remain, without question, our top priority," Adams further said. "I am solely beholden to the 8.3 million New Yorkers I represent, and I will always put this city first -- as I always have."
In a statement following the resignations on Monday, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams called on the mayor to resign.
"With the resignation of deputy mayors, it has become clear that Mayor Adams has now lost the confidence and trust of his own staff, his colleagues in government, and New Yorkers," she said. "He now must prioritize New York City and New Yorkers, step aside and resign."
