Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks handed in his resignation to Mayor Eric Adams Sunday night, the mayor said Monday morning on “Mornings On 1.” 

The resignation is the latest in a flurry of exits from the Adams administration amid federal corruption probes that resulted in prosecutors from the Southern District of New York unsealing a five-count indictment against the mayor two weeks ago. 

Speaking with NY1 Monday morning, Adams said Banks had become wary of being a “constant burden” and therefore decided to step down. 

“We spoke yesterday, and we spoke again this morning, and he stated he wants to transition to some other things with his life, and he doesn't want this to be a constant burden on the work that we're doing in the city. And I accepted his resignation,” Adams told NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan. 

Investigators from the FBI executed a raid on Banks’ home in early September, seizing an electronic device. 

Federal investigators carried out search warrants on multiple other senior Adams officials, including Police Commissioner Edward Caban, Schools Chancellor David Banks, top aide Tim Pearson and Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright. 

Each of those officials have since resigned, save for Wright. 

When asked Monday morning whose decision it was for Banks to step down, Adams said it was Banks’ decision. The mayor said Banks had been thinking about leaving his administration for approximately six months.

“[Banks] reached out to me and stated, ‘Eric, I'm looking to move on, and this is a good time to do so.’ And, actually, a couple of months ago, he sat down with me — around about six months ago — and stated that, ‘Look, I'm looking to transition, Eric.’ I said, ‘Listen, we got a couple of things in the pipeline. Can you please hold on and get them done?’ And he was willing to do that and I appreciate him for that,” Adams said. 

Adams is facing five criminal charges, including conspiracy, wire fraud, bribery and soliciting illegal foreign donations. According to prosecutors, the mayor accepted gifts, flights and hotel rooms from Turkish officials in exchange for favors. Adams became the first sitting mayor in modern city history to be indicted. 

Adams, a Democrat, pleaded not guilty to the federal charges one day after prosecutors brought the indictment against him. His lawyer, Alex Spiro, has since moved to dismiss the bribery charge.

Adams on Monday remained adamant the indictment brought against him is not a distraction, and that he can effectively continue to govern. 

"Every New Yorker has a lot to handle. That is what life is about. That what happens to every New Yorker,” he said.

"We all have a lot to handle, and we have to do that every day, and I want to be a living example of that. And look at my bench, we're not leaving vacancies open. People want to be in government, and we're going to continue to fill those positions,” Adams said.