Adams Hired Her. She Probed Him. Mamdani Let Her Leave.

Adams Hired Her. She Probed Him. Mamdani Let Her Leave.

In the autumn of 2023, as the warm summer breezes began to fade, Jocelyn Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, detected a distinct chill emanating from the office of Mayor Eric Adams. Strauber had been nominated for the job by Adams. But as the head of the agency charged with investigating municipal corruption, she was committed to DOI’s longstanding tradition of independence from City Hall, one that dates back…