Banks, the deputy mayor for public safety, submitted a resignation letter to the mayor Sunday night, sources familiar with the matter said.

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

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.

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks, has resigned, the latest in a string of departures from the administration as the mayor battles a federal indictment.

A raft of the mayor’s lieutenants have resigned amid investigations and a federal indictment.

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

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