Lewis-Martin's friendship with Adams spans four decades, dating back to when the mayor was a police officer.
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the longtime chief adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, resigned on Sunday, less than three months after she was subpoenaed by federal investigators.
Her departure marks the latest member of the mayor’s inner circle to leave his administration as he fights criminal corruption charges. Lewis-Martin was one of Adams’ closest advisers at City Hall and one of his fiercest defenders. Her friendship with the mayor stretches back four decades, and spans Adam’s rise from an NYPD officer to his political career that culminated in becoming the top elected official in the city.in September by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District.
Lewis-Martin is one of several senior City Hall officials to leave the mayor’s administration in recent months. Before Adams was indicted, his NYPD commissioner Edward Caban resigned amid a separate federal investigation. In the weeks following the mayor’s indictment, first deputy mayor Sheena Wright and schools chancellor David Banks, a couple, both left their posts; so did deputy mayor for public safety Phil Banks, David’s brother, and Adams’ close friend and senior adviser Timothy Pearson.
In a prepared statement, Adams said Lewis-Martin’s departure from City Hall was “long planned” and celebrated her career in government.Elizabeth Kim is a reporter on the People and Power desk who covers mayoral power. She previously covered the pandemic, housing, redevelopment and public spaces. A native of Queens, she speaks fluent Mandarin.
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