New York City Mayor Eric Adams has chosen two women to replace top legal counsel positions in his administration. The embattled mayor announced Tuesday that he intends to nominate Muriel Goode-Trufant as the new corporate counsel.

Phillip Banks III, New York City’s deputy mayor and lieutenant to Mayor Eric Adams, is the latest aide to step down since the mayor’s federal indictment and investigation. Adams was charged with bribery and wire fraud last month,

First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright is expected to become the sixth member of New York Mayor Eric Adams' Administration to resign.