By Greg B. Smith, The City | Photo Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY A court hearing Tuesday made clear that the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation of Mayor Eric Adams’ former top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin encompasses far more than the bribery and money laundering charges she’s facing. A large quantity of phone and text communications prosecutors obtained prior […]
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Editorial credit: a katz / shutterstock.com Jesse Hamilton forced Cushman & Wakefield to assign Diana Boutross to city lease deals, according to a court complaint — before the duo jetted off to Japan with Adams’ soon-to-be-indicted chief advisor. A longtime associate of Mayor Eric Adams who oversees city […]
By Yoav Gonen, THE CITY | Photo credit: The Guardian With their unprecedented indictment of a sitting mayor, phone seizures and search warrants, the prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York have attracted a lot of attention for investigating Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle. But across the East […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Photo Credit: Lev Radin/Shuttershock.com Mayor Eric Adams of New York City is currently under scrutiny for alleged matching funds violations and questionable donations from foreign donors, specifically from Turkey and China. As the federal government investigates these allegations, the political landscape of New York City is clouded by uncertainty. This […]
Editorial credit: Roy De La Cruz / Shutterstock.com Dear New Yorkers, In January, the Adams Administration enacted a cruel policy of evicting asylum-seeking families from shelter every 60 days with the empty promise of intensive case management. That same day, my office launched an investigation into the City’s implementation of this “60-Day Rule.” Our findings, released today, are […]