Eric Adams

NYPD

Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show

June 12, 2025, 6:23 p.m.June 13, 2025, 9:57 a.m.

Chell pleaded guilty to departmental charges in that case and one other, according to records in a lawsuit accusing him of misrepresenting an incident where officers ran over a man.

Eric Adams

Mayor Adams at Least $1 Million in Debt to Law Firms for Dropped Criminal Case

June 12, 2025, 5:17 p.m.June 12, 2025, 5:17 p.m.

New financial disclosures show debt to attorneys, including at a firm with business before city government, plus gifts of real estate to friends.

The Bronx

Mayor Helps Bally’s Clear Key Council Vote for Casino Bid

June 11, 2025, 7:02 p.m.June 11, 2025, 7:13 p.m.

The City Council ed a resolution Wednesday that would let Albany alienate Bronx parkland the gaming operator needs to have a chance of winning a coveted new license — one that would come with a nine-figure pay-off for the Trump Organization.

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

Adams World: Investigated

City Council Charter Proposes Independent Lease Review After Adams Scandal

June 6, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 6, 2025, 10:10 a.m.

Review of billions of dollars in office space deals would move to the city comptroller, after an official close to Mayor Eric Adams attempted to steer a city agency to a political donor’s Wall Street building.

Adams World: Investigated

Feds’ Files on Eric Adams Reveal Uzbek Influence Campaign That Yielded Election Cash

May 21, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 20, 2025, 6:29 p.m.

FBI agents probing the mayor surface text exchanges with a proxy of the central Asian government — with Adams demanding contributions while boosting a repressive regime’s image.

Campaign 2025

Meet Your Mayor 2025

Gothamist May 14, 2025, 6:00 a.m.June 10, 2025, 3:34 p.m.

Who should you rank on your ballot to be the next mayor of New York City? Take the same quiz the candidates did and find your closest match.

Adams World: Investigated

Eric Adams Search Warrant Records Show Scramble to Evade FBI Scrutiny

May 9, 2025, 11:24 p.m.May 12, 2025, 8:05 a.m.

Dozens of documents ordered released by judge in the mayor’s dismissed federal corruption case show evidence investigators chased involving allegedly fraudulent campaign fundraising.

Mayor Eric Adams leaves federal court after a hearing in his corruption case.

Adams World: Investigated

Campaign Board Chair Nixes Eric Adams’ Re-upped Request for $4 Million in Matching Funds

May 7, 2025, 7:34 p.m.May 12, 2025, 3:11 p.m.

The mayor asked the Campaign Finance Board to reconsider its denial of matching funds for his reelection, but the CFB chair shot him down, citing his campaign's failure to answer inquiries on questionable campaign contributions and expenses.

Tenant advocates protest during a Rent Guidelines Board meeting at Hunter College.

Housing

Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams

May 1, 2025, 5:45 p.m.May 2, 2025, 5:58 a.m.

The Rent Guidelines Board is readying a hike as high as 4.75% — and could favor landlords well into the next mayor’s term despite many candidates’ call for no increase.

Budget

Touting $115B ‘Best Budget Ever,’ Mayor Adams Braves Looming Trump and Economy Risks

May 1, 2025, 3:46 p.m.May 2, 2025, 12:29 p.m.

While the mayor touts spending on child care and other services in an election year, fiscal watchdogs urge bigger reserves amid economic and political turmoil.

Eric Adams

Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show

Mayor Adams at Least $1 Million in Debt to Law Firms for Dropped Criminal Case

Mayor Helps Bally’s Clear Key Council Vote for Casino Bid

City Council Charter Proposes Independent Lease Review After Adams Scandal

Feds’ Files on Eric Adams Reveal Uzbek Influence Campaign That Yielded Election Cash

Meet Your Mayor 2025

Eric Adams Search Warrant Records Show Scramble to Evade FBI Scrutiny

Campaign Board Chair Nixes Eric Adams’ Re-upped Request for $4 Million in Matching Funds

Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams

Touting $115B ‘Best Budget Ever,’ Mayor Adams Braves Looming Trump and Economy Risks

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