Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks.

The calls for NYC Mayor Adams to resign are growing, even for his own party. The bombshell federal indictment against the

Philip Banks III, a lieutenant of New York Mayor Eric Adams, has resigned, becoming the latest Adams aide to step aside since the mayor was charged with corruption offenses. Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has chosen two women to replace top legal counsel positions in his administration. The embattled mayor announced Tuesday that he intends to nominate Muriel Goode-Trufant as the new corporate counsel.

Two previous mayors, Jimmy Walker in 1932 and Bill O’Dwyer in 1950, resigned amid corruption investigations surrounding their administrations. But unlike Adams, Walker and O’Dwyer were not charged while in office.

The city's deputy mayor for public safety quit, becoming the sixth top official to do so in the past month as Mayor Adams navigates federal indictment.

Another top member of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has said goodbye to City Hall. Philip Banks III, brother of just ousted NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, resigned his position of deputy mayor of public safety Sunday night,

New York City Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III is the latest member of Mayor Eric Adams' inner circle to step down.

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Mr. Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety and a close friend of Mayor Eric Adams, resigned. He is among the officials whose phones were seized by investigators.