Few people in city government were closer to Mayor Eric Adams than Timothy Pearson, who had a role in handling migrant shelter contracts.

Pearson’s lawyer told Gothamist that he submitted his resignation letter to City Hall on Monday night, with the resignation set to take effect on Oct. 4. Pearson, a retired NYPD inspector, has been one of the mayor’s most trusted confidants, whose friendship with Adams dates back to their NYPD days.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams filed a motion challenging the bribery charge against him as “extraordinarily vague” and unsupported by substantial evidence.

Tim Pearson, one of the most Mayor Eric Adams’ influential advisers, has submitted a letter of resignation less than a week after the mayor was indicted on federal corruption charges, a source directly familiar with his decision told the.

Tim Pearson, a shadowy confidante and top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, resigned on Monday amid an escalating federal corruption probe, sources told The Post. Pearson is among a raft of top Adams administration officials and allies who had their devices seized in a spate of dramatic federal raids Sept.