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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams’ Chief Advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin has stepped down, sources told PIX11 News.
Lewis-Martin on Sunday announced she's leaving her post. The departure is effective immediately, sources told PIX11.
"Today, the time has come for me to focus on my wonderful family and myself and retire,” she said in a statement.
Lewis-Martin joins a slew of other top officials to leave their posts amid Adams’ federal investigation. Adams was indicted in September. Lewis-Martin's home in Brooklyn was raided shortly after Adams' indictment, sources said.
Since then, Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Schools Chancellor David Banks, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III and Director of Asian Affairs Winnie Greco have resigned.
Adams said Lewis-Martin's departure was not sudden, but long-planned.
“Ingrid has not been just a friend, a confidant, and trusted advisor, but also a sister. We’ve always talked about when this day would come, and while we’ve long planned for it, it is still hard to know that Ingrid won’t be right next door every day," Adams said in a statement.
Ingrid-Martin has worked with Congressman Major R. Owens, Attorney General Letitia James, City Council Member Farah Louis, and others. She's worked alongside Adams since his Senate campaign.
"To my political partner, brother, and friend, Mayor Eric Adams: I thank you for seeking me out, way back in 2004, and asking me to run your Senate campaign. I thank you for seeing in me things that I did not see in myself," she said.
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Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.
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