Chief Law Counsel Lisa Zornberg’s unexpected departure from the Adams administration, announced late on Saturday night, seemed to heighten the turbulence that has consumed City Hall in recent weeks.
Zornberg, who became chief counsel in July 2023 and had been a fixture at recent press conferences addressing several ongoing investigations involving close associates of Mayor Eric Adams, offered gratitude to, and support for, the mayor in her departing remarks released by City Hall just after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 14. However, neither Zornberg nor the mayor’s office provided a reason for her leaving the administration.
