NYC Mayor’s Top Allies Are Quitting as Probes, Pressures Mount

New York City Mayor Eric Adams lost two key allies within a span of days as authorities probe his inner circle, pressuring an administration that’s already struggling under record-low poll numbers a year before he seeks reelection.

Lisa Zornberg, chief counsel to the mayor’s office, abruptly quit late Saturday night, saying “I have concluded that I can no longer effectively serve in my position.”

That came just two days after Adams’ police commissioner, Edward Caban, resigned after federal agents searched Caban’s home and seized his phone. The investigation that led to the seizure of Caban’s phone is one of ...