Scandal-plagued Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks has resigned, succumbing to weeks of pressure amid federal probes that ensnared both him and his longtime friend Mayor Eric Adams, sources told The Post.

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

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.

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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.