Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief OKed Leases Brokered by Japan Travel Pal, City Officials Confirm

Oct. 29, 2024, 10:37 a.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 9:22 a.m.

Jesse Hamilton personally approved multimillion-dollar deals with Cushman and Wakefield broker Diana Boutross — and shilled for a Bronx warehouse owner, a City Council hearing revealed.

Mayor Eric Adams and former State Sen. Jesse Hamilton are seen at separate press conferences in a diptych image.

Adams World: Investigated

City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege

Oct. 28, 2024, 6:00 p.m.Oct. 29, 2024, 3:13 p.m.

Following reporting by THE CITY, the comptroller and City Council are examining Jesse Hamilton’s role in lucrative deals, including with a billionaire real estate magnate and mayoral backer.

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.

Immigration

Chinese EB-5 Visa Investor Says a NYC Hotel Developer and Adams Donor Bilked Her Out of $530,000

Oct. 23, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 23, 2024, 9:09 p.m.

Jean Xie searched the internet in vain for years on details about the Mayflower Hotel Group, which had promised her a green card and a full refund — but never delivered. Then she came across an article by Documented, THE CITY and The Guardian.

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

Adams World: Investigated

Feds Highlight Alleged Quid Pro Quo in Eric Adams Indictment

Oct. 18, 2024, 6:10 p.m.Oct. 18, 2024, 7:26 p.m.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams rebuffed Adams’ motion to dismiss charges against him by pointing to the sequence of underlying events.

City Hall

Inside the Newsroom: Our Experts Share How THE CITY Investigates Eric Adams

Oct. 17, 2024, 5:39 p.m.Oct. 17, 2024, 5:39 p.m.

Veteran journalists opened their notebooks to analyze the crisis in City Hall and answer reader questions in a virtual .

Eric Adams

How Will Eric Adams Pay His Legal Defense Bills Now?

Oct. 16, 2024, 3:55 p.m.Oct. 17, 2024, 10:46 a.m.

With just $92,000 raised in the last three months and an aggressive team of attorneys, the mayor could choose to follow his predecessor Bill de Blasio and allow legal work to go unpaid for years.

City Hall

Mayor Eric Adams Dodges Legal Questions While Shuffling Chairs

Oct. 15, 2024, 4:28 p.m.Oct. 16, 2024, 12:17 p.m.

The mayor insists that he is focused on taking care of city business, which for now includes figuring out replacements for slew of resignations.

NYPD

In Last Days as NYPD Commissioner, Caban Nixed Penalty Against Cop Who Body-Slammed Protestor

Oct. 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2024, 1:53 p.m.

For the 16th time this year, Caban threw out a plea deal agreed to by a cop, letting the sergeant walk away without discipline.

Adams World: Investigated

Who Paid for Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton’s Japan Trip, Council Member Asks Following Report by THE CITY

Oct. 11, 2024, 3:55 p.m.Oct. 11, 2024, 4:06 p.m.

Councilmember Lincoln Restler demanded answers from Department of Citywide istrative Services Commissioner Louis Molina about potential conflicts of interest raised by the trip.

Jesse Hamilton, pictured in 2016 while serving as a Brooklyn state senator.

Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

Oct. 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2024, 1:13 p.m.

The Manhattan DA took phones from top city officials disembarking from a trip to Japan with a real estate broker involved in multimillion-dollar leases for city agency offices.

Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief OKed Leases Brokered by Japan Travel Pal, City Officials Confirm

City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege

Chinese EB-5 Visa Investor Says a NYC Hotel Developer and Adams Donor Bilked Her Out of $530,000

Feds Highlight Alleged Quid Pro Quo in Eric Adams Indictment

Inside the Newsroom: Our Experts Share How THE CITY Investigates Eric Adams

How Will Eric Adams Pay His Legal Defense Bills Now?

Mayor Eric Adams Dodges Legal Questions While Shuffling Chairs

In Last Days as NYPD Commissioner, Caban Nixed Penalty Against Cop Who Body-Slammed Protestor

Who Paid for Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton’s Japan Trip, Council Member Asks Following Report by THE CITY

Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

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