Adams World: Investigated

Mayor Eric Adams holds a roundtable discussion with local Pakistani community leaders at City Hall regarding ongoing flooding disaster in Pakistan on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

Fired Adams Staffer Offered Businessmen Connections to ‘Politics’

Oct. 10, 2024, 10:42 a.m.Oct. 10, 2024, 11:49 a.m.

Ahsan Chughtai was fired last summer and had his home raided by the FBI and NYC DOI. Shortly after he was appointed, he told a group of businessmen it was his job to open the “portals in politics."

Eric Adams

Fired Adams Aide Ahsan Chughtai Was Raided by FBI Last Summer

Oct. 8, 2024, 7:26 p.m.Oct. 9, 2024, 9:27 a.m.

Chughtai was a liaison between Adams and the Muslim community, as was another mayoral aide, Mohamed Bahi, who was arrested Tuesday.

City Hall

Mayor Says Mass Exodus Is Normal Behavior

Oct. 8, 2024, 4:27 p.m.Oct. 9, 2024, 2:05 p.m.

Some people just want to go on with their lives and it has nothing to do with sprawling corruption probes.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams hosts a Lunar New Year celebration at Gracie Mansion. Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Adams World: Investigated

Winnie Greco, Longtime Aide to Mayor Adams, Resigns in Latest Exit from a City Hall Under Federal Probes

Oct. 7, 2024, 5:37 p.m.Oct. 8, 2024, 10:18 a.m.

A key witness in the federal indictment against Adams, Rana Abbasova, was also fired Monday.

Deputy Commissioner for Public Safety Philip Banks speaks at City Hall.

Adams World: Investigated

Philip Banks III, Adams Public Safety Deputy and Longtime Confidant, Resigns Under Mounting Pressure

Oct. 7, 2024, 8:48 a.m.Oct. 7, 2024, 8:48 a.m.

Gov. Hochul is among those urging the mayor to clean house of close advisors under investigation following his indictment on corruption charges.

City Hall

Sheena Wright, Adams Deputy Mayor Targeted by Feds, Expected to Resign

Oct. 4, 2024, 4:22 p.m.Oct. 6, 2024, 8:29 p.m.

The former United Way of NY CEO also happens to be newly married to outgoing Schools Chancellor David Banks, whose home was raided before he announced his resignation.

Adams World: Investigated

Adam Clayton Powell IV Lobbied Eric Adams’ Appointee Jesse Hamilton, Then Went on Trip to Japan With Him

Oct. 4, 2024, 2:34 p.m.Oct. 7, 2024, 6:52 a.m.

The trip also included the mayor’s chief advisor, Ingrid Lewis-Martin. Both Hamilton and Lewis-Martin had their phones seized by law enforcement upon their return to New York City.

Adams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Ghosted Brooklyn’s Turkish Cultural Center in 2016. Its Staff Now Understand Why.

Oct. 4, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 3, 2024, 11:00 p.m.

Pressure by Turkey led to the mayor cutting ties with dissidents and going silent on the Armenian genocide, the indictment against him alleges.

Mayor Eric Adams marches alongside Asian community liaison Winnie Greco in the 21st Autumn Moon Festival and 12th China Day Festival on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.

Adams World: Investigated

Winnie Greco, Mayoral Aide Under Investigation, Steered Adams’ Relations With China for Almost a Decade

Oct. 3, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 4, 2024, 9:11 a.m.

An investigation by THE CITY and Documented based on 2,500 pages of emails underscores how Greco played a pivotal role in coordinating Adams s with the Chinese government and local Chinese community.

Public Schools

Early Dismissal: Schools Chancellor David Banks to Step Down Months Ahead of Schedule

Oct. 2, 2024, 9:51 p.m.Oct. 3, 2024, 1:05 p.m.

The public schools honcho last week said he would retire on Dec. 31. On Wednesday, that date was changed to Oct. 16.

Adams World: Investigated

Fired Adams Staffer Offered Businessmen Connections to ‘Politics’

Fired Adams Aide Ahsan Chughtai Was Raided by FBI Last Summer

Mayor Says Mass Exodus Is Normal Behavior

Winnie Greco, Longtime Aide to Mayor Adams, Resigns in Latest Exit from a City Hall Under Federal Probes

Philip Banks III, Adams Public Safety Deputy and Longtime Confidant, Resigns Under Mounting Pressure

Sheena Wright, Adams Deputy Mayor Targeted by Feds, Expected to Resign

Adam Clayton Powell IV Lobbied Eric Adams’ Appointee Jesse Hamilton, Then Went on Trip to Japan With Him

Eric Adams Ghosted Brooklyn’s Turkish Cultural Center in 2016. Its Staff Now Understand Why.

Winnie Greco, Mayoral Aide Under Investigation, Steered Adams’ Relations With China for Almost a Decade

Early Dismissal: Schools Chancellor David Banks to Step Down Months Ahead of Schedule

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