NYC Schools Chancellor Banks denies rumors he wed First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright for spousal privilege

Outgoing Schools Chancellor David Banks connected Wednesday unopen down rumors helium wed his decade-plus spouse First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright for spousal privilege arsenic Mayor Adams’s apical aides are ensnared successful a national corruption investigation.

“I deliberation anybody that would knock maine has astir apt ne'er been successful love,” Banks told FOX 5’s Good Day New York. “The world is that Sheena and I person been unneurotic for rather immoderate time. We’ve been readying our matrimony for a while.”

“Both of our parents are truly getting older and having immoderate wellness issues, and we made the close determination to bash it erstwhile we did. And immoderate proposition different to maine is conscionable ridiculous connected his face,” the chancellor said, 1 time aft a New York Post newsman confronted the newlyweds extracurricular their Harlem townhouse astir the privilege, which protects communications betwixt joined couples and prevents spouses from testifying against 1 different successful court.

Chancellor David Banks and Sheena Wright wed astatine Martha’s Vineyard past weekend. (Courtesy of David Banks)

While their national gives them the close to diminution to attest against each other, ineligible experts said, it does not widen to their communications from earlier their play wedding connected Martha’s Vineyard, and determination is nary grounds the couple, who got engaged successful autumn 2022, tied the knot for ineligible protection.

The nuptials, Banks said, were constricted to contiguous household and “just a mates of friends.” Photos shared with FOX 5 showed the brace — Wright successful a lace mid-length dress, Banks successful a linen suit — wed successful a casual ceremonial astatine a lush plot without an altar.

With investigations swirling City Hall and Adams backmost successful tribunal Wednesday connected national bribery and run concern charges, Banks said helium remains focused and schoolhouse continues to unfastened “every day.” Sources told the Daily News investigators are looking into the chancellor’s advisor member Terence Banks’ concern interests earlier the city — including with the agencies of David and Phil Banks, the lawman politician of nationalist safety.

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Chancellor David Banks and Sheena Wright wed astatine Martha’s Vineyard past weekend. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Daily News)

“I deliberation parents each crossed New York City would archer you, successful nary mode bash they spot immoderate level of distraction,” Banks said. “They spot a level of stableness and focus, and we proceed to determination the enactment forward.”

While the newlyweds were backmost successful the metropolis this week, Banks said helium was hopeful for a honeymoon aft his retirement, effective Dec. 31.