City Hall was buzzing after NYPD Police Edward Caban announced his resignation Thursday.

While some elected officials welcomed the decision, others want to know what’s next for the embattled Adams administration, as the city’s top cop is giving his final bow.


What You Need To Know

  • While some elected officials welcomed the decision, others want to know what's next for the embattled Adams administration, as the city's top cop is giving his final bow

  • Top aides to the mayor, including First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, also had their homes raided and electronics seized by federal investigators last week. It's unclear what the probe is focused on and who the targets are

  • Police Commissioner Edward Caban’s resignation is effective Friday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.

“I think for the good of the department, you can’t face whatever criminal charges you might be facing, or interviews or anything dealing with the DOJ, so if it’s for the good of the department, then I commend him for stepping down,” City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli, a Staten Island Republican, said.

Now, city politicians also want to know if the mayor can still effectively govern?

“The number of investigations going on right now within the administration, the distractions are still going to be there,” Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Queens Democrat, said during a separate press conference from City Hall on Thursday.

Top aides to the mayor, including First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, also had their homes raided and electronics seized by federal investigators last week.

It’s unclear what the probe is focused on and who the targets are.

Although it appeared to be business as usual, with visits from the MTA’s Chair and CEO Janno Leiber, City Hall officials were tight-lipped.

Some have advice for Mayor Eric Adams.

“What we need now is leadership and we [probably] need some more communication about what’s happening: we can’t really go with the ‘we’re not looking over here’ anymore,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, a Democrat, said.

”No one is above the law, whether you’re the president of the United States, or the mayor of New York City, and if you are the executive, in which everyone else answers to you: you can’t defer your responsibilities or direct them away from yourself, saying “I had no purview into this work,” Councilwoman Julie Won, a Queens Democrat, said.

The mayor named Tom Donlon as interim police commissioner, but Councilman Erik Bottcher, a Manhattan Democrat, said his chamber should have a say in the mayor's final pick.

“I wish the counsel had an official role in the appointment of the commissioner. We should have input into the commissioner. I think the commissioner should be someone who has widespread support,” he told NY1.

In a televised statement, the mayor thanked Caban and expressed confidence in his new police commissioner.

Caban’s resignation is effective Friday, Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.