Adams World: Investigated

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

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the Mayor’s Chief Advisor and Confidant, Departs City Hall Abruptly

Dec. 15, 2024, 1:29 p.m.Dec. 15, 2024, 1:29 p.m.

The longtime Adams aide, who was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in late September, says she is retiring to spend more time with her family.

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

Hotels, Big Money and Late-Night Favors: A Guide to the Eastern District’s Adams Probe

Dec. 12, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 10, 2025, 3:19 p.m.

A growing number of dramatic raids by prosecutors across the East River have targeted some of the mayor’s biggest boosters.

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

Campaign 2025

Eric Adams Could Be Denied Millions in Matching Funds on Monday, as Years of Fundraising Tactics Come Under Scrutiny

Dec. 10, 2024, 7:23 p.m.Dec. 10, 2024, 7:24 p.m.

The Campaign Finance Board will vote on whether to give public matching funds to the mayor. Years of defiance — and a federal indictment — will weigh on the decision.

New York City Campaign Finance Board director Paul Ryan testifies about matching funds at City Hall during a Council hearing.

Elections

Campaign Board Head Hints Eric Adams Could Be Denied Reelection Matching Funds

Dec. 4, 2024, 4:15 p.m.Dec. 4, 2024, 10:22 p.m.

Executive director says Campaign Finance Board will make "judgment calls” that could take into a recent federal indictment for allegedly obtaining $10 million illegally in 2021.

The Rev. Al Cockfield, center, ed other faith leaders at City Hall to announce a new program with Mayor Eric Adams to help house migrants.

Adams World: Investigated

Prosecutors Probe Dealings Between Pastor Close to Adams and Hotel Developer Who Got Help

Nov. 27, 2024, 5:38 p.m.Dec. 2, 2024, 10:04 a.m.

Simultaneous FBI raids on mayoral fundraisers Al Cockfield and Weihong Hu follow an investigation by THE CITY, The Guardian and Documented into their Department of Buildings interventions.

State Sen. Jesse Hamilton s a City Hall press conference about the Trans Pacific Partnership.

Adams World: Investigated

City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton and His Real Estate Deals

Nov. 19, 2024, 3:38 p.m.Nov. 19, 2024, 4:04 p.m.

Department of Investigation is scrutinizing a pending lease in an office tower owned by a billionaire backer of the mayor, among other transactions.

Adams World: Investigated

Federal Authorities Raid Queens Hotel Owned by Adams Fundraiser

Nov. 18, 2024, 3:37 p.m.Nov. 19, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

A Weihong Hu hotel, paid by the city for use as shelter, is the subject of a search warrant from the office of Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace.

Former Mayor Eric Adams Chief of Staff Frank Carone and Monsignor Jamie J. Gigantiello are seen in a diptych collage.

Adams World: Investigated

Brooklyn Diocese Demotes Monsignor Who Sent Millions to Adams Advisor

Nov. 18, 2024, 11:37 a.m.Nov. 19, 2024, 10:58 a.m.

Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello bumped from running Williamsburg parish following probe on cash transfers to firms of ex-City Hall chief of staff Frank Carone. A scandalous Sabrina Carpenter video shoot didn’t help.

Adams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Reaped Public Dollars From a So-Called Small-Donor Barbecue. Video Shows a Lavish Long Island Soiree Instead.

Nov. 13, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 13, 2024, 1:04 p.m.

Seeking $362,000 in matching funds, the Adams campaign reported 231 small donors, linked to a party costing less than $500. The reality was caviar and cognac with a host whose mall was later raided by the FBI.

Mayor Eric Adams watches the Thanksgiving Day Parade with Tracey Collins, Nov. 23, 2023.

Adams World: Investigated

Tracey Collins, Eric Adams’ Partner, Retires Amid ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation

Nov. 8, 2024, 4:26 p.m.Nov. 8, 2024, 4:26 p.m.

The mayor’s girlfriend, who received a significant promotion and a roughly $50,000 raise after Adams took office in 2022, ended work on Nov. 1.

Adams World: Investigated

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the Mayor’s Chief Advisor and Confidant, Departs City Hall Abruptly

Hotels, Big Money and Late-Night Favors: A Guide to the Eastern District’s Adams Probe

Eric Adams Could Be Denied Millions in Matching Funds on Monday, as Years of Fundraising Tactics Come Under Scrutiny

Campaign Board Head Hints Eric Adams Could Be Denied Reelection Matching Funds

Prosecutors Probe Dealings Between Pastor Close to Adams and Hotel Developer Who Got Help

City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton and His Real Estate Deals

Federal Authorities Raid Queens Hotel Owned by Adams Fundraiser

Brooklyn Diocese Demotes Monsignor Who Sent Millions to Adams Advisor

Eric Adams Reaped Public Dollars From a So-Called Small-Donor Barbecue. Video Shows a Lavish Long Island Soiree Instead.

Tracey Collins, Eric Adams’ Partner, Retires Amid ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation

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