Philip Banks III

Phil Banks
Banks in 2023
Deputy Mayor of New York City
for Public Safety
In office
January 7, 2022  October 7, 2024
MayorEric Adams
Preceded byMilton Mollen
Succeeded byChauncey Parker
Chief of the New York City Police Department
In office
March 28, 2013  October 31, 2014
Appointed byRaymond Kelly
MayorBill de Blasio
Preceded byJoseph Esposito
Succeeded byJames P. O'Neill
Personal details
Born
Philip Banks III

(1962-12-25) December 25, 1962
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
RelativesDavid C. Banks (brother)
Terence Banks (brother)
Sheena Wright (sister-in-law)
Tanya Wright (sister-in-law)
EducationLincoln University (BS)

Philip Banks III (born December 25, 1962) is the former deputy mayor of New York City for public safety and a retired law enforcement officer who served as NYPD chief of department in 2013 and 2014. As chief of department, Banks oversaw all patrol and specialty units. He resigned in the midst of the investigations into the Eric Adams administration.