Alvin Bragg

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

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.

Alvin Bragg

How Other Prosecutors Could Pick Up the Case Against Eric Adams

Feb. 15, 2025, 10:55 a.m.Feb. 15, 2025, 10:55 a.m.

Both Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and NY Attorney General Tish James could pursue charges, and Gov. Hochul could also remove the mayor.

Criminal Justice

Jury Acquits Daniel Penny in Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely

Dec. 9, 2024, 12:59 p.m.Dec. 9, 2024, 6:06 p.m.

While Penny left without addressing the press, Neely’s father expressed his heartbreak at the verdict.

Ligia Zerpa attended a Manhattan Criminal Court hearing for her boyfriend, Kelvin Servita-Arocha, who was charged with assault

Law Enforcement

Migrants at Margins of Times Square Police Scuffle Face Upended Lives

April 5, 2024, 5:01 a.m.April 5, 2024, 11:21 a.m.

A clash with police that produced a flood of viral images and false information has faded from the spotlight but could have long ramifications for two men who mysteriously ended up in ICE custody.

Mayor Eric Adams speaks alongside Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg about a group of migrants allegedly assaulting an NYPD officer in Times Square.

Migrant Crisis

New Videos Contradict NYPD of Lead-Up to Times Square Attack on Cops

Feb. 8, 2024, 8:41 p.m.Feb. 9, 2024, 11:37 a.m.

Police said Yohenry Brito was disobeying a lawful order to disperse when an officer tried to arrest him, triggering a melee with nearly a dozen men. But footage released today shows he was walking away.

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.

Marijuana

Adams Announces New Crackdown on Illegal Pot Shops’ Landlords

Nov. 27, 2023, 6:13 p.m.Nov. 27, 2023, 6:13 p.m.

The latest in a series of enforcement and education announcements comes as the city estimates there are about 1,500 unlicensed operations, competing with just nine licensed storefronts.

Eric Adams

Builder Facing Indictment Was a Major Adams Donor

Sept. 12, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Sept. 13, 2023, 11:41 a.m.

Developer Mark Caller, who is expected to face charges of providing a bargain-rate apartment to the mayor’s former buildings commissioner, raised nearly $50,000 for the Adams campaign.