Schools Chancellor David Banks will step down from his post on Oct. 16, more than two months earlier than he originally planned — apparently at the request of the embattled Mayor Eric Adams.
City Hall announced Banks’ hastened departure on Wednesday night. In a statement to amNewYork Metro, City Hall praised Banks’ leadership, but indicated that “it became clear that our students will be best served by having the same leadership through as much of the school year as possible, rather than changing chancellors halfway through.”
