Adams World: Investigated

How an Indicted Tow Trucker Gained Entree to the Top of the Adams Administration

by Greg B. Smith April 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 14, 2025, 5:55 p.m.

Mike Mazzio helped raise nearly $400,000 for Adams’ 2021 campaign and hired the mayor’s former state Senate colleague Jeff Klein as his lobbyist — all while facing charges for illegally rigging the industry.

Mayoral advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin speaks with reporters during the weekly off-top press conference at City Hall.

Adams World: Investigated

Multiple Probes Into Eric Adams’ Inner Circle Persist, Even as Mayor Escapes Prosecution

by Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen April 3, 2025, 3:59 p.m.April 4, 2025, 9:26 a.m.

A slew of Adams’ closest allies have had their phones seized and homes searched by law enforcement, leading to 11 resignations and 3 indictments — so far.

Eric Adams

Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case, Eliminating the Possibility of It Being Reopened

by Greg B. Smith April 2, 2025, 10:10 a.m.April 2, 2025, 3:04 p.m.

Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss the charges “with prejudice” means the Trump administration cannot bring them again — removing leverage it sought over the mayor.

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Eric Adams Has Made Zero Effort to Challenge His Campaign Matching Funds Denial

by Greg B. Smith March 28, 2025, 2:48 p.m.March 30, 2025, 7:12 p.m.

The mayor claims he’s “fighting” to get $4 million in public dollars the city Campaign Finance Board declined to provide in light of his corruption indictment. But three months in, his campaign has yet to appeal.

Alvin Bragg

Manhattan DA Forges Ahead With Corruption Case Against Former Top Advisor to Mayor Adams

by Greg B. Smith March 27, 2025, 6:16 p.m.March 27, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

Prosecutors revealed a grand jury is continuing to hear evidence against Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her indicted co-conspirators, including records related to the city’s former Buildings Commissioner.

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Prosecutors in Adams Case Disagreed Charges Had Political Motives, Internal Messages Show

by Greg B. Smith March 25, 2025, 2:38 p.m.March 25, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

Judge Dale Ho ordered the emails and texts released after the Department of Justice surfaced snippets to bolster its claim Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams acted to further his ambitions.

Wollman Rink ice skaters enjoy a temperate late-winter day.

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Trump Organization’s Criminal Record Clouds Its Bid to Reclaim Wollman Rink

by Greg B. Smith March 20, 2025, 5:00 a.m.March 20, 2025, 7:37 a.m.

A board controlled by Mayor Eric Adams has ultimate say on the Central Park concession — and must find a “satisfactory record of business integrity” for whichever firm operates it next.

Weihong Hu leaves Brooklyn Federal Court after a hearing in her public corruption case.

Adams World: Investigated

Comptroller Urges Cancellation of $20M Contract Extension for Indicted Eric Adams Campaign Fundraiser

by Yoav Gonen and George Joseph March 19, 2025, 6:00 a.m.March 19, 2025, 9:52 a.m.

Weihong Hu faces federal charges tied to alleged bribery at her Queens hotel housing formerly incarcerated people — and has surrounded herself with close allies of the mayor.

Adams World: Investigated

Drop Eric Adams Charges, Outside Counsel Advises Corruption Case Judge

by Greg B. Smith March 7, 2025, 5:54 p.m.March 8, 2025, 9:34 a.m.

Paul Clement urges Judge Dale Ho to drop charges against the mayor “with prejudice” — meaning that the case could not be brought again by the federal government

Adams World: Investigated

Your Guide to the Trump-Adams Deal That Pushed 7 Prosecutors to Resign

by Greg B. Smith and Rachel Holliday Smith March 4, 2025, 6:12 p.m.March 4, 2025, 6:12 p.m.

The mayor’s attorney insists there was no quid pro quo, but the pending dismissal of his federal corruption charges has nevertheless stirred up a firestorm inside and outside of City Hall.

Adams World: Investigated

How an Indicted Tow Trucker Gained Entree to the Top of the Adams Administration

Multiple Probes Into Eric Adams’ Inner Circle Persist, Even as Mayor Escapes Prosecution

Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case, Eliminating the Possibility of It Being Reopened

Eric Adams Has Made Zero Effort to Challenge His Campaign Matching Funds Denial

Manhattan DA Forges Ahead With Corruption Case Against Former Top Advisor to Mayor Adams

Prosecutors in Adams Case Disagreed Charges Had Political Motives, Internal Messages Show

Trump Organization’s Criminal Record Clouds Its Bid to Reclaim Wollman Rink

Comptroller Urges Cancellation of $20M Contract Extension for Indicted Eric Adams Campaign Fundraiser

Drop Eric Adams Charges, Outside Counsel Advises Corruption Case Judge

Your Guide to the Trump-Adams Deal That Pushed 7 Prosecutors to Resign

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