NYC's Building Commish Resigns Amid Illegal Gambling Probe

NEW YORK CITY — The city's building commissioner quit his post Thursday amid reports that he faces a criminal gambling probe.

Eric Ulrich tendered his resignation in what he called an effort to avoid "unnecessary distraction for the Adams administration," City Hall officials said.

Ulrich's resignation came barely a day after the New York Post reported that he was questioned this week by Manhattan District Attorney's investigators, who had also seized his cell phone and served a search warrant on his home.

City Hall spokesperson Fabien Levy said officials accepted Ulrich's resignation.

"We have no further knowledge of any investigation and, out of respect for his and his family’s privacy, have nothing further to add," Levy said in a statement.

The probe centers on Ulrich's conduct as a member of the City Council — where he represented Queens' District 32 — when he may have partaken in backroom card games with mob associates, according to the Post.

With Ulrich's resignation, the department's First Deputy Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik will lead it in an acting capacity, Levy said.

"We have full confidence in the team at DOB, and the agency remains fully operational," Levy said in a statement. "No city services will be impacted."