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New Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrión Jr. said Thursday that the first week for a new team of top officials in Mayor Eric Adams’ office has so far been “smooth.”
Carrión, former commissioner of the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, stepped into the role after four deputy mayors resigned last month, days after the Justice Department sought to dismiss federal corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
The former deputy mayors—First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker—cited “extraordinary events” as a reason for their resignations.
Asked about his decision to remain in the administration after the wave of resignations, Carrión, who now serves as deputy mayor for housing, economic development and workforce, said he respects his former colleagues’ choices.
“I have the utmost respect for my former colleagues. In particular, I worked very, very closely with Maria Torres-Springer, and if you look at the work that we did together—it is astounding,” he said during an interview on “Mornings On 1.”
Pressed on whether he felt he could be more effective by staying, Carrión said he wanted to continue the work he started.
“I think it’s important for stability and continuity of the work that we started,” he said. “We have economic development projects that are really earth-moving.”
Carrión described his transition into the role as “smooth” and noted he will be working to fulfill projects he began with Torres-Springer.
“I worked very, very closely with the former deputy mayors. Our work crossed on so many levels,” he said. “There was an incredible, smooth transition. Lots of meetings, lots of briefings about all of the projects that we’re undertaking. You know, we’re talking about these important neighborhood plans. We’re talking about economic development projects that will create thousands of jobs in all parts of the city.”
