David Banks

Mayoral advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin speaks with reporters during the weekly off-top press conference at City Hall.

Multiple Probes Into Eric Adams’ Inner Circle Persist, Even as Mayor Escapes Prosecution

April 3, 2025, 3:59 p.m.April 4, 2025, 9:26 a.m.

A slew of Adams’ closest allies have had their phones seized and homes searched by law enforcement, leading to 11 resignations and 3 indictments — so far.

Department of Education

A Tech Firm Ditched a Power Lobbyist — and Called on the Schools Chancellor’s Brother

Sept. 9, 2024, 2:13 p.m.Sept. 9, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Saferwatch worked with Corey Johnson, the former City Council speaker, to get its security app in schools. He says he had no clue that Terence Banks, brother to David Banks and Deputy Mayor Philip Banks, ended up replacing him.

Education

‘We’re Not There Yet,’ Eric Adams Says of NYC-Wide School Cell Phone Ban

Aug. 27, 2024, 2:21 p.m.Aug. 27, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

The mayor's comments significantly dial back the message that schools Chancellor David Banks offered just months ago.

Schools chancellor David Banks testifies in Washington D.C. before Congress on the rise of antisemitism in schools.

Public Schools

Banks Defends NYC Schools’ Response to Antisemitism

May 8, 2024, 4:09 p.m.May 8, 2024, 4:45 p.m.

The chancellor said at one point that the event seemed designed to produce "viral moments" rather than actual solutions.

Carolyne Quintana, the Education Department’s deputy chancellor for teaching and learning, speaks with several students.

David Banks

Major Shakeup: Ed Department Disbands Unit Leading Chancellor’s Signature Literacy Drive

March 25, 2024, 4:34 p.m.March 25, 2024, 6:02 p.m.

The departure of head of the teaching and learning division caught some staff by surprise, amidst an already bumpy rollout of David Banks' literary initiative.

Public Schools

Adams’ Budget Cuts Hamper Compliance with Special Education Court Order

Dec. 13, 2023, 8:10 p.m.Dec. 15, 2023, 9:09 a.m.

At least five of 10 changes the city is required to make by January are not likely to be completed on time, according to a court-appointed monitor.

Students leave Hillcrest High School in Jamaica.

Labor

As Israel-Gaza Activism Flares Up, NYC Labor Unions Struggle to Stay on the Sidelines

Nov. 30, 2023, 5:48 p.m.Dec. 5, 2023, 1:16 p.m.

In a city with a large Jewish population and strong for Israel mixed with left-aligned groups championing Palestinian rights, unions confront the challenging task of balancing competing demands, while also protecting workers’ free speech rights.

Schools Chancellor David Banks speaks at a podium in the Tweed Courthouse on Oct. 20, 2022.

Weather

‘We Can Do Better’: Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Flood Communication

Oct. 3, 2023, 6:28 p.m.Oct. 10, 2023, 3:52 p.m.

Banks said that the shelter-in-place approach was “ill-fitting to last week’s circumstances” when the city was deluged by rain.

Eric Adams

Eric Adams Ordered NYC Schools to Shelter in Place Due To Flooding. No One Told Principals.

Oct. 2, 2023, 8:43 p.m.Oct. 3, 2023, 8:33 a.m.

The first time many school s heard about a shelter-in-place directive was when a top Education Department official emailed at 1:56 p.m.to tell them it “has been lifted.”

Education

Adams Makes His Case for Mayoral Control to Albany — From City Hall

May 9, 2022, 8:10 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

This piece is a collaboration between Chalkbeat and THE CITY. With fewer than a dozen working days left until the legislative session concludes in Albany early next month, Mayor Eric Adams is making his pitch asking lawmakers to grant him control over New York City schools before it expires at the end of June. But […]

David Banks

Multiple Probes Into Eric Adams’ Inner Circle Persist, Even as Mayor Escapes Prosecution

A Tech Firm Ditched a Power Lobbyist — and Called on the Schools Chancellor’s Brother

‘We’re Not There Yet,’ Eric Adams Says of NYC-Wide School Cell Phone Ban

Banks Defends NYC Schools’ Response to Antisemitism

Major Shakeup: Ed Department Disbands Unit Leading Chancellor’s Signature Literacy Drive

Adams’ Budget Cuts Hamper Compliance with Special Education Court Order

As Israel-Gaza Activism Flares Up, NYC Labor Unions Struggle to Stay on the Sidelines

‘We Can Do Better’: Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Flood Communication

Eric Adams Ordered NYC Schools to Shelter in Place Due To Flooding. No One Told Principals.

Adams Makes His Case for Mayoral Control to Albany — From City Hall

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