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

A top aide for New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) has resigned in the wake of the mayor’s indictment. Timothy Pearson put in his resignation Monday following the seizing of cellphones and

Phillip Banks III, New York City’s deputy mayor and lieutenant to Mayor Eric Adams, is the latest aide to step down since the mayor’s federal indictment and investigation. Adams was charged with bribery and wire fraud last month,