Philip Banks III, brother of just ousted NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, resigned his position of deputy mayor of public safety Sunday night, Mayor Eric…
Philip Banks III was among the mayor's top aides who had their homes searched; the mayor has pleaded not guilty to a corruption indictment
At this point, the continuing departures appear to be less of a sign of chaos and more about New York Gov. Kathy Hochul forcing Adams to bring stability to City Hall one week after the mayor pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and campaign fraud charges.Federal prosecutors have said they are pursuing “several related investigations” in addition to the case against the mayor, who was Adams pushed back Monday against the suggestion that he should step down.
On Thursday, Adams announced that David Banks would cease running the schools system on Oct. 16, and not at the end of the calendar year as previously announced. In a statement, David Banks said he had planned to continue serving through the end of the year “to conduct a responsible transition for our staff,” but that Adams had “decided to accelerate that timeline.”
Banks had previously served as the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed member, before resigning abruptly in 2014 after becoming ensnared in another corruption scandal that rocked City Hall.
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