Adams protege Jesse Hamilton resigns after indictments

Jesse Hamilton, a political protege of Mayor Eric Adams who oversaw the city’s office leases, has stepped down.  Hamilton resigned Thursday after being indicted on a conspiracy charge related to allegedly working with Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a former top aide to the mayor, to speed up certain developers’ projects and steer city contracts to preferred players. As deputy commissioner of real estate services for the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Hamilton handled the city’s 400 leases at private properties, spanning more than 22 million square feet, though that responsibility was shifted away from him late last year.  In a statement, DCAS […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.