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

The last mayor of the City of New York to resign was William O'Dwyer in 1950. Only two New York City mayors have resigned in the history of the city: James J. Walker on Sept. 1, 1932; and William O'Dwyer on Sept. 2, 1950.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams would become acting mayor and set a special election if Adams leaves office before his first term expires at the end of 2025. Watch the full episode of "The Point with Marcia Kramer" in the player above. Click here to watch Kramer's extended conversation with Polanco and Honan.

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

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to appear Friday afternoon in court for the first time since his indictment on five federal charges related to bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals.

Philip Banks III resigned as deputy mayor overseeing the NYPD amid federal investigations of City Hall and Police Headquarters.

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,

Four more aides to Mayor Adams have left his administration in the past week — a dramatic set of City Hall departures that comes on the heels of multiple other high-level resignations and the mayor’s indictment on federal corruption charges,

Another two aides to Mayor Eric Adams departed City Hall on Monday, a source confirmed. Winnie Greco, a prominent Adams fundraiser and the mayor's director of Asian affairs, resigned. Federal agents searched Greco's two homes in late February and also raided a Flushing mall in connection with an investigation by the Brooklyn U.

The resignation comes one month after federal agents seized devices from top city officials, including Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks.