Schools Chancellor David Banks is retiring from his post as head of the city’s public school system at the end of the year — the latest high-profile resignation to rock an Adams administration besieged by turmoil in recent weeks.
The retirement announcement comes amid a series of FBI probes into several high-ranking city officials close to Mayor Eric Adams. Banks, along with his partner, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, both had their phones seized by federal agents on Sept. 4 as part of the investigations.
