Another top aide to Adams resigns: Sheena Wright ran city's day-to-day operations

A seventh mayoral aide touched by the mushrooming investigations into Eric Adams and his circle has quit: the first deputy mayor, Sheena Wright, who manages the city's day-to-day operations.

Wright's resignation was announced Tuesday by Adams, who has been shedding staff since he was indicted late last month on corruption charges. Wright is being replaced by Maria Torres-Springer, who is currently a deputy mayor in charge of economic and workforce development. She was commissioner of the city's business services and its housing agency in the de Blasio administration.

"She’s a great New Yorker, and I thank her and I wish her well in her future endeavors," Adams said of Wright, adding: "Sheena, job well done, you make us all proud."

"This is a very complex time in our city," said Torres-Springer, who was at the news conference.

Wright, who makes $275,000, came to her post after a career as a lawyer and nonprofit executive. Last month, the FBI raided the uptown home she shares with her husband, Schools Chancellor David Banks, who is reportedly being investigated in an unrelated case by the federal government after authorities seized his and her electronic devices.

Since Adams was indicted, Gov. Kathy Hochul has not exercised her power to remove him from office but has reportedly demanded that he purge City Hall of subordinates who are being eyed by the feds.

Monday brought the resignations of Phil Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety, and Winnie Greco, an Asian affairs adviser, and the firing of Rana Abbasova, a protocol official international office who is reportedly cooperating with the feds against Adams in his corruption case.

Another who quit Monday was an aide, Mohamed Bahi, who was arrested Tuesday and charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence in the Adams investigation.

Last week, senior adviser Tim Pearson resigned, and Adams hastened the planned retirement of David Banks, who is the brother of Phil.

Adams, has pleaded not guilty, vowed to fight the charges, and refused demands to resign. The indictment accuses him of trading favorable treatment of Turkish interests for illegal campaign donations and luxury travel.

By Matthew Chayes

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Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.