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Sheena Wright and David Banks were top officials in the Eric Adams administration. Now the married couple is hosting a podcast that's attracted leading city officials. (Ben Fractenberg/The City Reporter)
David Banks and Sheena Wright served as schools chancellor and first deputy mayor, respectively. In September 2024, the FBI and city Department of Investigation visited the power couple’s Hamilton Heights home and confiscated their cellphones. They later got married and resigned from office, and were never charged with wrongdoing.
Banks and Wright’s podcast, “The Beacon and Blueprint,” has drawn a number of high-profile guests since debuting in February, including Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, City Comptroller Mark Levine and former City Council Speaker and current lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Adrienne Adams (who isn’t related to the former mayor).
Banks told The City Reporter that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Attorney General Letitia James have agreed to come on the show, saying, “We’ve known these folks for a long time.” A Bragg spokesperson said the DA was in talks about appearing on the show, while a spokesperson for James declined to comment on the ex-chancellor’s assertion.
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The semi-private beach club at Jacob Riis Beach is set to partially open on Aug. 15, the developers have said. The Rockaway Ocean Club’s courtyard will debut with music, food and drinks the evenings of that Saturday and Sunday. The next weekend, the courtyard will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Ursula Damani, a founding partner and the chief marketing officer of the club, said in a July interview that the historic bathhouse turned beach club, hotel and concessions is set to remain 60% open to the public, with 40% of the space — including a pool and lounge — reserved for paying members. A standard annual membership runs $1,500 for people under 30 and $2,000 for everyone else, on top of a $750 joining fee.
Damani said Thursday that the courtyard is still open to the public, but will charge a cover in the evenings, depending on the programming each night.
“Everything on the boardwalk — like if you're coming off the beach — is public access. The courtyard is still public access,” she said.
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