George Joseph, Yoav Gonen, Bianca Pallaro, April Xu, Haidee Chu, Katie Honan, Author at THE CITY

Eric Adams and Weihong Hu at a June 2021 fundraiser for Adams' mayoral campaign at her hotel in Fresh Meadows, Queens, which was housing men discharged from city jails at the time.

How a Hotel Developer Bought Her Way Into Eric Adams’ World — Then Won Favors From City Hall

May 23, 2024, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:21 a.m.

Weihong Hu poured money into Adams’ campaigns and enlisted two of the mayor’s close associates to work with her companies. She then landed business deals and favorable decisions from the Adams istration, an investigation by THE CITY, The Guardian US, and Documented reveals.

Mayor Eric Adams visits Rikers Island to meet with staff and detainees on Thanksgiving 2022.

Jails

Mayor Retains Controversial Rikers Commissary Contractor, Defying Comptroller’s Objection

March 29, 2024, 5:00 a.m.March 29, 2024, 10:04 a.m.

The Keefe Group won a $33-million deal despite an expose by THE CITY of rampant overcharging of detainees and Landler’s finding of the contract failures.

Mayor Eric Adams cheers with Chris Xu, former President of the Chinese Business Association of New York, at the group’s Christmans gala at the New World Mall’s banquet hall.

Adams World: Investigated

Why Is the FBI Interested in the New World Mall, Eric Adams’ Favorite Shopping Center?

March 6, 2024, 5:05 a.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 2:38 p.m.

The Queens mall, raided by federal authorities along with homes owned by Asian affairs director Winnie Greco, has been a major source of funds for the mayor’s political ambitions.

Rikers Island

Comptroller KOs Controversial Correction Commissary Contract

March 4, 2024, 5:00 a.m.March 4, 2024, 11:56 a.m.

Months after THE CITY’s investigations showed Keefe Group was engaging in dubious practices at Rikers Island, Brad Lander’s office has said no to the food and grocery provider’s DOC deal — but the mayor could overrule.

City Hall

FBI Raids Homes of Mayoral Aide Winnie Greco and New World Mall, Site of Eric Adams Campaign Operations

Feb. 29, 2024, 2:30 p.m.March 7, 2024, 12:04 p.m.

Greco has been the subject of multiple investigations by THE CITY exposing questionable fundraising practices and allegations of unethical conduct.

Retired NYPD inspector Dwayne Montgomery leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after pleading guilty to directing straw donor payments to Mayor Eric Adams 2021 campaign.

Eric Adams

Third Eric Adams Fundraiser Pleads Guilty in Phony Donations Scheme, as Campaign Reviews ‘Exhaustive System of Checks’

Feb. 5, 2024, 6:41 p.m.March 7, 2024, 12:11 p.m.

Dwayne Montgomery arranged for “straw donors” in an attempt to yield public matching funds. Now Adams’ 2025 team is reviewing dubious dollars recently reported by THE CITY.

Eric Adams

Donors to Adams’ 2025 Campaign Say They Were Secretly Reimbursed Thousands of Dollars

Feb. 1, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:23 a.m.

An investigation by THE CITY, Documented and The Guardian US finds evidence of new instances of an illegal practice at the center of law enforcement probes of the mayor’s political contributions.

Affordable Housing

Signature Bank Portfolio Sold in Two Deals That Could Preserve Affordable Housing

Dec. 20, 2023, 7:47 p.m.Dec. 20, 2023, 7:47 p.m.

The FDIC will maintain controlling interests in $15 billion in mortgages once held by the failed bank as it turns to Santander and a community-focused consortium to manage loans covering hundreds of buildings across the city.

People ride a free Department of Correction bus from Harlem to visit loved ones detained on Rikers Island.

Jails

Comptroller Presses for Answers on New Contract for Criticized Rikers Commissary

Dec. 20, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 20, 2023, 10:17 a.m.

Lander points to investigation in THE CITY that revealed routine overcharging as he waits to review a $33-million no-bid contract announced months ago.

KSK Construction had their headquarters in Williamsburg.

Politics

Eric Adams Donor Claims Boss Reimbursed Campaign Contribution Tied to Event Now Under FBI Investigation

Dec. 7, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 7, 2023, 5:17 p.m.

The Adams campaign listed the donation as from a May 2021 fundraiser organized by a co-owner of a Turkish-American company under probe for possible illegal foreign funds routed through employees. “He gave me the money in cash,” said the donor.

Bianca Pallaro

How a Hotel Developer Bought Her Way Into Eric Adams’ World — Then Won Favors From City Hall

Mayor Retains Controversial Rikers Commissary Contractor, Defying Comptroller’s Objection

Why Is the FBI Interested in the New World Mall, Eric Adams’ Favorite Shopping Center?

Comptroller KOs Controversial Correction Commissary Contract

FBI Raids Homes of Mayoral Aide Winnie Greco and New World Mall, Site of Eric Adams Campaign Operations

Third Eric Adams Fundraiser Pleads Guilty in Phony Donations Scheme, as Campaign Reviews ‘Exhaustive System of Checks’

Donors to Adams’ 2025 Campaign Say They Were Secretly Reimbursed Thousands of Dollars

Signature Bank Portfolio Sold in Two Deals That Could Preserve Affordable Housing

Comptroller Presses for Answers on New Contract for Criticized Rikers Commissary

Eric Adams Donor Claims Boss Reimbursed Campaign Contribution Tied to Event Now Under FBI Investigation

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