Adams World: Investigated

Lawyer Alex Spiro speaks outside Gracie Mansion about federal charges filed against his client, Mayor 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.

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.

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.

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at City Hall alongside a specialized NYPD unit that deal with people having mental health issues on the subways.

Adams World: Investigated

Following THE CITY’s Trail, Campaign Board Escalates Eric Adams Fraud Probe

April 30, 2025, 4:24 p.m.April 30, 2025, 7:33 p.m.

Undeterred by the Trump istration’s derailing of the mayor’s criminal case, the NYC Campaign Finance Board again denies him reelection matching funds. It’s also examining events where our investigations surfaced fundraising sleight-of-hand.

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

Adams World: Investigated

Mayor Adams’ Legal Defense Fund Has Raised No Money This Year and Is $3.2 Million In the Red

April 16, 2025, 9:56 a.m.April 16, 2025, 9:56 a.m.

The trust has accumulated $2.2 million in new expenses, almost entirely for high-priced celebrity attorney Alex Spiro and his team at Quinn Emanuel.

City Hall

How an Indicted Tow Trucker Gained Entree to the Top of the Adams istration

April 15, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 14, 2025, 5:55 p.m.

Mike Mazzio helped raise nearly $400,000 for Adams’ 2021 campaign and hired the mayor’s former state Senate colleague Jeff Klein as his lobbyist — all while facing charges for illegally rigging the industry.

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

Adams World: Investigated

Multiple Probes Into Eric Adams’ Inner Circle Persist, Even as Mayor Escapes Prosecution

April 3, 2025, 3:59 p.m.April 4, 2025, 9:26 a.m.

A slew of Adams’ closest allies have had their phones seized and homes searched by law enforcement, leading to 11 resignations and 3 indictments — so far.

Eric Adams

Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case, Eliminating the Possibility of It Being Reopened

April 2, 2025, 10:10 a.m.April 2, 2025, 3:04 p.m.

Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss the charges “with prejudice” means the Trump istration cannot bring them again — removing leverage it sought over the mayor.

Adams World: Investigated

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

City Council Charter Proposes Independent Lease Review After Adams Scandal

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

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

Following THE CITY’s Trail, Campaign Board Escalates Eric Adams Fraud Probe

Mayor Adams’ Legal Defense Fund Has Raised No Money This Year and Is $3.2 Million In the Red

How an Indicted Tow Trucker Gained Entree to the Top of the Adams istration

Multiple Probes Into Eric Adams’ Inner Circle Persist, Even as Mayor Escapes Prosecution

Judge Dismisses Eric Adams Corruption Case, Eliminating the Possibility of It Being Reopened

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