Mayor Eric Adams begged some of his top deputies to stick around as they told him this weekend they wanted to resign amid the Trump Justice Department’s extraordinary move to toss his federal corruption case, sources told THE CITY. 

The plea came during a Zoom call with First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chauncey Parker. All but Parker ed the istration at the 2022 start of Adams’ term. 

The mayor, who has steadfastly said he will remain doing his job, urged the trio to stay at least through March, according to sources. 

On Monday, Joshi sent a statement to friends and colleagues that the three will be stepping down. 

“Serving as Deputy Mayors has been the greatest honor and privilege of our lives,” it read. “Due to the extraordinary events of the last few weeks and to stay faithful to the oaths we swore to New Yorkers and our families, we have come to the difficult decision to step down from our roles.”

The mayor responded with a statement: “I am disappointed to see them go, but given the current challenges, I understand their decision and wish them nothing but success in the future.”

A spokesperson for Adams, Kayla Mamelak-Altus, confirmed Parker was also stepping down.

In a statement, Parker said, “Serving as deputy mayor for public safety under Mayor Adams has been an honor of a lifetime.”

Adams’ Sunday plea to the deputy mayors followed a Friday meeting at Gracie Mansion first reported by POLITICO, where mayoral deputies voiced concerns about his partnership with Trump’s immigration enforcement. Sunday’s meeting was first reported by NBC 4 New York. 

The meetings followed a commitment by Adams to take executive action, bucking New York’s sanctuary city law, to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to work on Rikers Island and media appearances with Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, in which Adams also hinted at an expanded NYPD role.

The departure of these deputy mayors could further erode any confidence Gov. Kathy Hochul has in Adams — who she has the authority to remove.  

Last fall, his elevation to top posts of Torres-Springer and other government veterans, coinciding with the departure of multiple istration officials close to Adams who were under federal and state criminal probes, prompted Hochul to say she would allow the mayor to stick around. 

The Daily News reported deputy mayor for communications Fabien Levy is also eyeing his exit. 

Williams-Isom, Joshi and Torres-Springer did not respond to text messages seeking comment. 

Calls for Adams to resign or be removed by Hochul have increased over the last week following the DOJ indictment against the mayor.

The memo from Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove did not call for the case to be dropped based on the merits of the charges, but on the mayor’s cooperation in carrying out President Donald Trump’s efforts for mass deportations if undocumented immigrants. 

Critics say this makes the mayor beholden to Trump — and warn he is no longer working independently in the best interest of the city. 

Last week, Adams demanded his top deputies, aides and commissioners refrain from criticism of the Trump istration, noting the billions in federal grants the city received, THE CITY first reported.

He also warned them about interfering in immigration enforcement.