Greg Smith
Investigative Reporter at THE CITY
Investigative reporter at The City, non-profit covering all things NYC, "Made Men: The True Story of a NJ Crime Family" DMs are open; [email protected]
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1 week ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
One year after a sweeping corruption takedown at the New York City Housing Authority, law enforcement’s scorecard reads like this: 64 convictions out of the 70 housing authority employees arrested on charges of taking cash bribes to hand out contracts to vendors performing public housing repairs. Dozens of NYCHA superintendents and assistant superintendents have received prison sentences ranging from six weeks to 48 months.
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1 week ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
In another mayoral administration, Mike Mazzio might have had a tough time opening doors at City Hall as he campaigned for a potentially lucrative contract for his truck-towing company. For one thing, Mazzio had been charged by the Manhattan District Attorney in an indictment alleging that he participated in a mobbed-up “fraudulent monopoly” that controlled the city’s entire towing industry.
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2 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
With the Trump Organization vying to run Wollman Rink in Central Park, 19 elected officials on Tuesday asked Mayor Eric Adams to halt the bidding process and reconsider a proposed $120 million gift by the park’s nonprofit conservancy to refurbish and run the facility that his administration shot down last fall.
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3 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith |Yoav Gonen
Hours after a federal judge tossed the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams, the mayor stood on the steps of Gracie Mansion and crowed, “Today finally marks the end of this chapter.”Not quite. Law enforcement investigations of some of his closest aides continue apace, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and city Department of Investigation actively delving into allegations of pay-to-play at the top levels of the administration.
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3 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
A federal judge dismissed Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case Wednesday, eliminating the possibility that the Trump Justice Department could reopen the case.
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Growing pushback from 19 elected NYC officials to Trump Organization bid to run Wollman Rink again, pushing @NYCMayor Adams to reconsider City Hall's rejection of $120 million offer by Central Park Conservancy to take on the job. https://t.co/qIUzziFWyA
Our @NYCMayor stated flatly it was the "end of this chapter" after a judge OKd the Trump Justice Department's notion to dismiss his criminal case. But here @THECITY we are aware of a few more unfinished chapters out there. https://t.co/JUftCZCJ2q
Judge tosses @NYCMayor Adams corruption case but also charges Trump Justice Department’s intervention to aid its immigration deportation campaign “smacks of a bargain.” https://t.co/oY83vImISa