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Press secretary Amaris Cockfield watches Eric Adams speak about mayor control over schools.
Posted inEric Adams

An Adams Deputy Press Secretary Was a Foreign Agent for Turkish Trade Group in 2021

Nov. 29, 2023, 1:48 p.m.Nov. 29, 2023, 1:56 p.m.
Amaris Cockfield was briefly ed to work on behalf of the Turkish-U.S. Business Council. Later, she ed the Adams istration — and her father, Rev. Al Cockfield, formed a political action committee that paid the Adams fundraiser recently raided by the FBI.
Posted inDepartment of Sanitation

Less Compost, More Methane Gas and Landfill Loom in Proposed Budget Cuts

Nov. 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 11, 2023, 11:36 a.m.
City-funded food scrap compost programs face potential shutdown, giving way to government programs that turn food waste into greenhouse gas — not nutrient-rich fertilizer.
Posted inDevelopment

High-End Sushi t Linked to Big Eric Adams Donor Got Fast-Tracked for FDNY Clearance

Nov. 20, 2023, 4:00 p.m.March 7, 2024, 12:20 p.m.
Japanese eatery JoJi got on VIP expedited inspections list after CEO of partner SL Green hosted a major fundraiser for the mayor’s campaign.
Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Bowling Green flag-raising ceremony for Turkey.
Posted inEric Adams

Not Just the Turks: Feds Looking at Mayor’s List That Allegedly Let Big Developers Cut FDNY Line

Nov. 16, 2023, 6:09 p.m.Nov. 17, 2023, 12:51 p.m.
The “Deputy Mayor of Operations List” favored prominent real estate developers seeking crucial fire alarm approvals at a time when inspections were backlogged, lawsuit alleges.
Mayor Eric Adams meets at City Hall with Turkish mayor Hilmi Türkmen.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated

Mayor Eric Adams Blasts Leaks From Feds as Investigation into Foreign Donors Heats Up

Nov. 12, 2023, 5:41 p.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
A federal probe is reportedly looking into whether Adams intervened with the Fire Department to open a new consulate building on time for a visit by Turkish President Erdogan.
Then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams took part in a 2018 groundbreaking for the Turken House in Manhattan.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated

Turkey Probe: Eric Adams Campaign Took Money from Leaders of Erdogan-Backed Foundation

Nov. 8, 2023, 3:59 p.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 2:47 p.m.
The foundation, incorporated by Erdogan’s son, has spent tens of millions to erect a 21-story flagship building in Manhattan. As Brooklyn Borough President, Adams attended its groundbreaking — and met Erdogan himself.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Donor Construction Firm Escaped Past City Graft Tangles

Nov. 5, 2023, 10:18 a.m.Nov. 22, 2023, 8:52 a.m.
Kiska Construction, which shared a CEO with the company under FBI probe, got government workers busted for accepting bribes on public works projects.
Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Bowling Green flag-raising ceremony for Turkey.
Posted inAdams World: Investigated

Before FBI Probe, Eric Adams Campaign Accepted and Returned $10,000 in Donations Linked to Turkish University

Nov. 3, 2023, 6:21 p.m.Nov. 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
A campaign spokesperson said the Adams team returned the money from Bay Atlantic University employees because it had more than it could spend.
Mayor Eric Adams' advisor Tim Pearson, right, walked away from the Midtown Touro migrant shelter after security guards tried to refuse him entry.
Posted inManhattan DA's Office

Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Guard Arrested After Tussle with Adams Advisor Tim Pearson

Oct. 27, 2023, 3:36 p.m.Oct. 28, 2023, 1:02 a.m.
After interviewing a dozen witnesses and reviewing video footage, prosecutors decided they couldn’t prove a case.
Shahid Mushtaq and his brother, Yahya, enter Manhattan Criminal Court during a hearing in their straw donor trial.
Posted inPolitics

Adams Campaign Contributors Plead Guilty to Straw Donor Conspiracy Charge

Oct. 24, 2023, 2:36 p.m.March 7, 2024, 12:08 p.m.
Two brothers it to roles in an illegal fundraising scheme in which a former deputy police inspector, whom the mayor knows socially, was also indicted.

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