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NYC Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright Resigns Becoming Latest Official To Depart From The Adams Administration – One America News Network

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: First Deputy Mayor, NYC Office Of The Mayor, T.H. Sheena Wright speaks during the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York on September 20, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)
First Deputy Mayor, NYC Office Of The Mayor, T.H. Sheena Wright speaks during the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York on September 20, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

OAN Staff James Meyers
8:24 AM – Tuesday, October 8, 2024

First Deputy Mayor of New York City Sheena Wright officially resigned Tuesday, becoming the latest high-profile resignation in New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping federal corruption case. 

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Wright is expected to be replaced by Maria Torres-Springer, the city’s deputy mayor for housing. 

She joins a large list of recent resignations in the Adams (D-N.Y.) administration, including her new husband, outgoing Schools Chancellor David Banks, who is also expected to step down in a matter of weeks, and his brother and close Adams ally Phil Banks, who resigned as deputy mayor on Sunday. 

A spokesperson said that Wright will…

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