The federal probe of Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign fundraising that exploded into public view last week centers on KSK Construction, a Turkey-tied engineering firm that delivered more than a dozen donations to the mayor’s 2021 campaign that are now a subject of the investigation. But years before KSK’s involvement in this explosive inquiry became public, […]
Greg B. Smith
Greg is a reporter at THE CITY with a special focus on New York City’s housing developments and the city’s housing crisis.
Posted inNYPD
For Third Time, NYPD Bows Out of Council Hearing on High-Tech Surveillance
The NYPD pulled out at the last minute from a City Council hearing set for Tuesday on whether its increased deployment of high-technology surveillance has a disparate impact on Black and Hispanic New Yorkers — the third time the police department has dodged questioning by elected officials on the subject in the last five weeks. […]
Posted inCity Hall
Before Shelter Melee, Adams Aide Found Guilty of Obstructing NYPD Investigation into Domestic Incident
A top operative for Mayor Eric Adams now under investigation over allegations that he assaulted a migrant shelter security guard was once convicted by the NYPD of impeding an internal investigation of a domestic incident and placed on a list of cops with credibility issues, THE CITY has learned. Timothy Pearson, a longtime friend of […]
Posted inEric Adams
What We Know About Tim Pearson, the Eric Adams Operative Under Investigation for Shelter Melee
He’s got no public schedule to speak of. He’s rarely seen in public with Eric Adams, but has the mayor’s ear across a variety of subjects. He works for a quasi-city agency, the Economic Development Corporation, but runs point for City Hall on security in migrant shelters and makes top-level decisions about the New York […]
Posted inMigrant Crisis
Gov. Hochul Backs Adams’ Call To Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ During Asylum Crisis
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday enthusiastically embraced New York City’s request to temporarily suspend the city’s decades-old “right to shelter” agreement in response to the wave of asylum seekers who have inundated the system. Last week, Mayor Eric Adams asked a court to let the city pause the protocol, enacted in the early 1980s, that […]
Posted inTransportation
Mob Allegations Tail Tow Truckers in City Hall Bribery Scandal
A Brooklyn tow company owner who raised big bucks for Mayor Eric Adams and faces bribery charges tied to his interactions with a former top mayoral aide has been enmeshed in scandals dating back 25 years — including one in which prosecutors alleged his company was controlled by the Genovese crime family. Last month Michael […]
Posted inHomeless Shelters
New Migrant Shelter Case Judge Ordered Man’s Eviction for ‘Homeless Lifestyle’
A new judge has been assigned to rule on Mayor Eric Adams’ request to suspend the city’s “right to shelter” requirement as migrants fill facilities for the homeless — one with a controversial track record in ruling on housing rights. Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits, assigned Friday to the case known as Callahan […]
Posted inMigrant Crisis
Adams Admin Takes Second Shot at Suspending ‘Right to Shelter’ in New Court Filing
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday asked a court to temporarily suspend the city’s decades-old practice of offering shelter to any adult who asks, proposing that the protocol deserves an emergency pause while the city grapples with the still-ongoing wave of asylum seekers who have arrived in New York for more than a year. In a letter to […]
Posted inEric Adams
Tow Truck Guy Charged With Bribing Adams Aide Prevailed on City Hall to Cancel Rival’s License
An Adams campaign fundraiser under prosecution for allegedly bribing a top city official pushed City Hall to eliminate a competitor — even after a judge ruled removal “too harsh.”
Posted inNYCHA
NYCHA Says It Needs $485K to Repair Each Apartment — But Actual Costs Come In Much Lower
Public housing’s eye-popping $78 billion physical needs assessment came under fire at a City Council hearing Friday, as critics say NYCHA uses the estimate to justify delays.