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Weiner made the dramatic announcement before a packed crowd inside the Council Center for Seniors in Brooklyn.

It's the same location where he announced his first run for public office -- the New York City Council -- in 1990.

It was a speech marked by further apologies and interrupted by hecklers.

"I had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do: To fight for the middle class and those struggling to make it. Unfortunately, the distraction that I have created has made that impossible. So today I am announcing my resignation from Congress," Weiner said.

Once considered a rising star in the Democratic party and a potential contender in the city's 2013 mayoral race, Weiner did not take questions from reporters.

His wife, Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was not present for the announcement.

The resignation came nearly three weeks after Weiner admitted to sending inappropriate photos and messages to at least six women over the Internet.

He originally lied and said his Twitter account had been hacked.

Many residents who spoke with NY1 in Kew Gardens this morning say all of the attention surrounding the announcement is somewhat overwhelming.

"What little I saw was not pretty," said one resident.

"He should've been honest from the beginning," said another.

Still, others were surprised Weiner caved into the intense pressure to resign.

"He could have stretched it out some more," said one Queens resident. "Yeah. He knew what he was doing, wanted to hang on to everything he got. That tweet was his personal decision, but it's just that he lied to the people."

Reaction to Weiner's resignation has also been pouring in from Washington.

President Barack Obama, who increased the pressure on Weiner to step down by saying he would resign if he were in Weiner's shoes, weighed-in again on Thursday.

"I wish Representative Weiner and his lovely wife well, obviously this has been a tough incident for him and I'm confident that they'll refocus and he'll refocus, and they'll end up being able to bounce back," Obama said.

In a statement, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Weiner exercised poor judgement in his actions and his reaction to the revelations.

She says he made the right judgement in resigning.

Meanwhile, the jockeying has already started over Congressman Anthony Weiner's congressional seat.

Governor Andrew Cuomo will call a special election for the 9th district, although the timing of that election is unclear.

A spokesman yesterday said the governor will take the appropriate steps to ensure New Yorkers in the 9th district are fairly represented in Congress.

Weiner was a City Councilman before he was elected to congress and some current members of the City Council are being suggested as possible successors.

One possible Democratic candidate is Mark Weprin, a member of a storied Queens political family and former State Assemblyman.

Another is Melinda Katz, a former City Council member and former State Assemblywoman.

On the Republican side could be newcomer Eric Ulrich who, like Weiner, was elected to the Council in his 20s.

Whoever is elected to the seat may only serve a short time as redistricting could eliminate the district which includes Rockaway Peninsula, southern Brooklyn and Forest Hills, Rego Park, and Woodhaven in Queens.