Adams World: Investigated

Mayor Eric Adams walks out of 500 Pearl street with a furrowed brow in a blue suit and red tie.

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

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.

Parks

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

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

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

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

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.

Tim Pearson attends NYPD commissioner Edward Caban's swearing-in ceremony outside the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx.

Adams World: Investigated

Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Feb. 28, 2025, 3:02 p.m.March 3, 2025, 12:02 p.m.

Timothy Pearson is getting his defense paid for by the City of New York at the mayor’s insistence, even after an investigation found Pearson abused his authority.

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.

Adams World: Investigated

Indicted Eric Adams Fundraiser in Possible Plea Discussions with Feds

Feb. 21, 2025, 12:40 p.m.Feb. 21, 2025, 12:40 p.m.

Hotel developer Weihong Hu could be an explosive witness against the embattled mayor.

Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a press conference at her Midtown office.

Albany

Hochul Aims to Increase Oversight Over Adams in Wake of Trump Deal

Feb. 20, 2025, 1:59 p.m.Feb. 20, 2025, 6:35 p.m.

The governor, who had been mulling using her power to oust the embattled mayor, cites “the will of the voters” to keep him in place — despite his pact to drop corruption charges.

Shelters

Adams Aide Tim Pearson Committed Misconduct in Violent Shelter Showdown, DOI Probe Finds

Feb. 20, 2025, 10:17 a.m.Feb. 20, 2025, 4:30 p.m.

City Department of Investigation concludes migrant shelter overseer improperly refused to show ID before attacking shelter guards.

Judge Dale Ho speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing.

Adams World: Investigated

Federal Judge Presses Trump Justice Official and Adams’ Defense Lawyer on Alleged Quid Pro Quo

Feb. 19, 2025, 5:59 p.m.Feb. 19, 2025, 5:59 p.m.

During the hearing, Emil Bove, Trump’s acting deputy attorney general, walked back an earlier order that appeared to bar any further investigations into Adams.

Adams World: Investigated

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

Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Indicted Eric Adams Fundraiser in Possible Plea Discussions with Feds

Hochul Aims to Increase Oversight Over Adams in Wake of Trump Deal

Adams Aide Tim Pearson Committed Misconduct in Violent Shelter Showdown, DOI Probe Finds

Federal Judge Presses Trump Justice Official and Adams’ Defense Lawyer on Alleged Quid Pro Quo

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