NEW: Eric Ulrich, appointed to lead the New York City Department of Buildings by Mayor Eric Adams this spring, has resigned after reports that he was questioned about an illegal gambling investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
The nature of the probe was not immediately apparent, and it wasn’t clear if Ulrich was a target, or whether he was peripheral to the investigation. A spokesperson for Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg declined to comment.
Ulrich, a former member of the City Council, was appointed to lead the buildings department by Mayor Eric Adams. The Times reported, citing sources, that the DA’s investigation had to do with conduct that occurred before Ulrich's time in the Adams administration. Speaking at an unrelated press conference on Wednesday, Adams said he respects the "firewall" between City Hall and the Manhattan DA's office and wasn’t rushing to conclusions about his appointee.
"Number one, Eric is still the commissioner there," he said. “I really think that this is really so early for us to be saying 'Should we, shouldn't we. Should we, should we, shouldn't we' — [the] DA's office is going to do their review. And that review will determine how to move forward." That changed by Thursday afternoon. Ulrich did not immediately respond to a phone call seeking comment.he reported on an annual disclosure form submitted to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board that he’d won between $5,000 and $47,999 in gambling spoils.
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