Mayor Adams Appoints Chauncey Parker as New Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, Replacing Phil Banks

Oct 15, 2024, 06:37 PM

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Chauncey Parker as the new Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, replacing Phil Banks. Parker, a nearly 40-year veteran of law enforcement, has extensive experience at the city, state, and federal levels. He previously served as a deputy under Banks and has been involved in various community programs, including the Mayor’s Saturday Night Lights program, which kept 140 gyms open for sports on Saturday nights. The mayor received 9 requests from outside the agency for this position. Banks resigned last week amid corruption probes into the Adams administration.