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Sewell’s resignation is latest in a string of departures Mayor Eric Adams may need to “stanch the bleeding” in order to avoid more exits, one observer said BY NICK GARBER
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ayor Eric Adams’ administration will soon look very different than it did when he took office only 18 months ago. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell’s abrupt resignation last week was only the latest in a series of departures by key officials that have not gone unnoticed by political observers. Changeover, while not unprecedented in city government, can be a sign of infighting or uncertainty about the administration’s mission. “There’s a need to sort of stanch the bleeding and THE NUMBER secure the OF key officials look of a stable who have left or government announced plans administering to step down the services of from Adams’ the city,” said administration George Arzt, a longtime strategist and former aide to Mayor Ed Koch. Others who have left or announced plans to step down include Adams’ chief of staff, Frank Carone; first deputy mayor, Lorraine Grillo; social services commissioner, Gary Jenkins; buildings commissioner, Eric Ulrich; chief counsel, Brendan McGuire; communications director, Maxwell Young; and chief efficiency officer, Melanie La Rocca. And before Sewell, the most notable departure may have been Jessica Katz, Adams’ chief housing
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