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Winnie Greco speaks at a Gracie Mansion Lunar New Year celebration, Feb. 8, 2022.

Department of Investigation Opens Inquiry into a Key Adams Aide, Winnie Greco

Nov. 30, 2023, 4:46 p.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:19 a.m.

City Hall asked the department to act after THE CITY reported s that Greco tried to benefit improperly from her role as the mayor’s powerful Director of Asian Affairs.

Eric Adams

Mayor’s Asian Affairs Liaison Raised Big Money — and Big Questions About Her Conduct

Nov. 15, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:24 a.m.

Winnie Greco, Eric Adams’ longtime link to growing Asian communities, demanded donations for Gracie Mansion access and pressured a city employee to work in her own home, campaign ers tell THE CITY.

Then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams took part in a 2018 groundbreaking for the Turken House in Manhattan.

Adams World: Investigated

Turkey Probe: Eric Adams Campaign Took Money from Leaders of Erdogan-Backed Foundation

Nov. 8, 2023, 3:59 p.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 2:47 p.m.

The foundation, incorporated by Erdogan’s son, has spent tens of millions to erect a 21-story flagship building in Manhattan. As Brooklyn Borough President, Adams attended its groundbreaking — and met Erdogan himself.

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Bowling Green flag-raising ceremony for Turkey.

Adams World: Investigated

Before FBI Probe, Eric Adams Campaign Accepted and Returned $10,000 in Donations Linked to Turkish University

Nov. 3, 2023, 6:21 p.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.

A campaign spokesperson said the Adams team returned the money from Bay Atlantic University employees because it had more than it could spend.

Adams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Campaign Ignored Warnings About Donations That Triggered FBI Probe

Nov. 2, 2023, 7:51 p.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 2:44 p.m.

An employee of KSK Construction Company told THE CITY that he does not recall donating to Adams or to any campaign. “We’re innocent,” protested another.

Eric Adams

Adams Campaign Repeatedly Ignored Regulators’ Demands to Identify ers Behind $300,000 in Contributions

Sept. 22, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 21, 2023, 8:40 p.m.

The Campaign Finance Board flagged 600 donations suspected of having been gathered by undisclosed bundlers in potential violation of campaign finance rules. Several of the contributions figure in a recent indictment by the Manhattan DA.

Eric Adams

New Questions Arise Over Adams Donors: One Says She Was Reimbursed, Others Say They Never Gave

Aug. 18, 2023, 4:58 p.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:25 a.m.

A month after Adams ers were indicted over illegal donations, a CITY investigation has turned up other instances of questionable contributions that his campaign submitted for public matching funds.

Migrant Crisis

‘No Space for Us’: Migrants Turned Away as City Swelters

July 28, 2023, 4:25 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Advocates claim that the city’s purposefully punishing migrants, while istration officials say they’re doing everything they can in the absence of from the feds.

Rikers Island

Rikers Set to Renew No-Bid Contract With Much Criticized Commissary Vendor Keefe Group

June 21, 2023, 7:56 p.m.June 21, 2023, 8:37 p.m.

After an investigation by THE CITY exposed problems with the company’s practices, a proposed three-year contract includes new stipulations — but still no base price list.

Rikers Island

Stiff Prices, Unfulfilled Orders: How the Private Contractor Running Rikers Commissary Serves Detainees

June 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 9, 2023, 6:51 p.m.

Through a no-bid contract, the Department of Correction turned over its commissary to a company persistently criticized for gouging the incarcerated. An investigation by THE CITY found that it’s charging more than allowed for scores of products.

Bianca Pallaro

Department of Investigation Opens Inquiry into a Key Adams Aide, Winnie Greco

Mayor’s Asian Affairs Liaison Raised Big Money — and Big Questions About Her Conduct

Turkey Probe: Eric Adams Campaign Took Money from Leaders of Erdogan-Backed Foundation

Before FBI Probe, Eric Adams Campaign Accepted and Returned $10,000 in Donations Linked to Turkish University

Eric Adams Campaign Ignored Warnings About Donations That Triggered FBI Probe

Adams Campaign Repeatedly Ignored Regulators’ Demands to Identify ers Behind $300,000 in Contributions

New Questions Arise Over Adams Donors: One Says She Was Reimbursed, Others Say They Never Gave

‘No Space for Us’: Migrants Turned Away as City Swelters

Rikers Set to Renew No-Bid Contract With Much Criticized Commissary Vendor Keefe Group

Stiff Prices, Unfulfilled Orders: How the Private Contractor Running Rikers Commissary Serves Detainees

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