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

In this courtroom sketch, New York Mayor Eric Adams' defense attorney Alex Spiro, left, speaks at the podium as Adams is seated at right at the defense table during a hearing in Manhattan federal court, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Sheena Wright, the first deputy mayor of New York City, became the seventh senior leader to leave City Hall in the past few weeks, as federal investigations into the Adams administration widen.