Kayla Mamelak Altus, Mayor Adams’ press secretary, plans to quickly resign from her put up, exiting early as an alternative of staying by the top of his time period in gentle of his determination to not search reelection.
Her resignation is about to be efficient late October or early November, in keeping with sources with information of the matter.
“I know how much you’ll miss me!” stated Mamelak Altus, who has on a number of events had public spats with reporters on social media.
Mamelak Altus got here to the Adams administration in 2022 after working as a reporter for Fox 5 New York.
Liz Garcia, Adams’ first deputy press secretary, is anticipated to exchange Mamelak Altus because the mayor’s high mouthpiece at Metropolis Corridor.
“She is amazing, really understands the pulse of the city, and just an authentic New Yorker, with her two beautiful children,” Adams stated of Mamelak Altus in August throughout a Sid & Mates within the Morning interview.
Adams’ administration has seen a number of different high-profile departures in latest months as his probabilities of reelection dimmed and approval rankings reached file lows, partially attributable to voter mistrust following the Trump administration’s controversial dismissal of his corruption indictment.
Adams has round two and a half months left in his time period, as he’s set to depart Jan. 1.
The mayor dropped his reelection bid late final month amid plummeting ballot numbers.
His repute has taken some critical hits over the previous 12 months: He was indicted, many in his internal circle have been raided or additionally charged with crimes, and he was broadly accused of getting into a corrupt cope with President Trump to get his federal indictment dropped.
