Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime girlfriend has quietly retired from her high-ranking six-figure position in the Big Apple’s education department amid a city probe into the unofficial first lady’s alleged “no-show job.” Tracey Collins, who had been working as a senior adviser to Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, served her last day on Nov. 1, with her retirement effective as of Monday, city Department of Education spokesperson Nathaniel Styer confirmed.
Styer did not specify why Collins left her plum position, for which her salary was recently raised to $225,761, according to city data. “Ms. Collins served public school students for over 30 years as a teacher, principal and administrator, and we wish her the best in her retirement,” he said.
In September, a former DOE employee filed complaints about Collins and her alleged “no-show job” with DOE ethics officer Samantha Biletsky, the Conflicts of Interest Board, the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools and the city Department of Investigation. The employee also alleged Collins had rarely appeared in the office since November 2023, and her work calendar had remained empty. Co-workers said they hadn’t seen Collins in person since Thanksgiving, the ex-employee reported at the time.
On Friday, the SCI — a quasi-independent city agency tasked with investigating misconduct and DOE employees and sometimes vendors — confirmed to The Post it was probing the allegations but did not go into more.
