NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg announced her resignation late Saturday night.
It comes after federal agents raided some of the mayor’s top officials earlier this month, including NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban , who resigned last week , as well as Schools Chancellor David Banks .
City Hall announces Lisa Zornberg’s resignation
Not many details have been provided about Zornberg’s sudden resignation just before 11 p.m. Saturday.
Zornberg was appointed chief counsel for the city in July 2023 and had only been in the role for just over a year.
The former federal prosecutor released a statement, reading, “I am deeply grateful to Mayor Adams for giving me the opportunity to serve the city, and I strongly support the work he has done and continues to do for New Yorkers.”
Adams also put out a statement, which read in part, “We appreciate all the work Lisa has done for our administration and, more importantly, the city over the past 13 months. These are hard jobs and we don’t expect anyone to stay in them forever.”