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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2 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
Mayor Eric Adams has racked up more than $1 million in unsecured loans from the prominent law firms that represented him during his now-defunct federal corruption case, including a firm that’s on the current list of entities doing business with the City of New York. In a financial disclosure covering 2024 and made public Thursday by the city Conflicts of Interest Board, the mayor says he owes the law firms of Wilmer Hale and Quinn Emanuel at least $500,000 each.
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2 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
Under New York City laws that aim to curb the potential for or appearance of pay-to-play corruption, nobody on the city’s official list of companies and individuals doing or even seeking business with the city can give more than $400 to a citywide candidate in any election cycle. But there’s another option: so-called independent expenditure committees, New York’s version of super PACS, that allow deep-pocketed players to spend unlimited amounts of money backing one candidate.
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3 weeks ago |
brownstoner.com | Greg Smith
By Greg B. SmithThis article was originally published on May 30 at 9:08 a.m. EDT by THE CITYA Trump administration plan to set time limits on how long “able-bodied” tenants can receive federal rental assistance would have a devastating effect on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), an internal analysis by the authority has found. Close Brooklyn in Your InboxStay up to date with more great news and articles like this one.
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3 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
The charter review commission convened by the City Council will recommend tightened oversight of city government leases, following reports that an appointee of Mayor Eric Adams steered a lease to the billionaire owner of a Wall Street office building who’d donated generously to the mayor’s legal defense fund. The commission is set to release its preliminary recommendations for a wide variety of reforms to the city charter on Friday.
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4 weeks ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg Smith
With the mayoral primary less than a month away, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams got some good news from the city Campaign Finance Board Friday while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo found himself once again penalized for allegedly colluding with a well-funded outside spending group. Two weeks ago the board denied Adams her request for public matching funds, finding she hadn’t reached the fundraising threshold to be eligible.
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