Greg B. Smith, Author at THE CITY

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

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.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams holds a mayoral campaign event outside City Hall.

Campaign 2025

Adrienne Adams Wins Mayoral Matching Dollars, Cuomo Again Docked For Alleged Coordination

May 30, 2025, 2:35 p.m.May 30, 2025, 2:35 p.m.

With the primary weeks away, the Council speaker secures $2 million in her first public funds, while the former governor had $675,000 clawed back over a big-money group's ads that allegedly echoed his website.

A George Washington Houses resident in East Harlem displays an American flag out their window.

NYCHA

Trump Public Housing Time Limits Could Displace 300,000 NYC Residents, Internal Analysis Finds

May 30, 2025, 9:08 a.m.May 30, 2025, 10:26 a.m.

An assessment by the New York City Housing Authority projects dire consequences of the president’s proposal to allow just two years of rental assistance to "able bodied" adults.

Legendary investigative journalist Tom Robbins poses for a portrait.

Life

ing Tom Robbins, Journalist Who Crusaded for New Yorkers in Need

May 28, 2025, 7:18 p.m.May 29, 2025, 10:31 a.m.

A stint on THE CITY’s investigations team capped a career exposing the corrupt and the criminal on behalf of tenants, workers and incarcerated people.

Campaign 2025

Mayoral Candidates Combat Cuomo, Vie for Debate Stage With Just Weeks Left

May 26, 2025, 11:28 a.m.May 26, 2025, 6:38 p.m.

New fundraising disclosures show Council Speaker Adrienne Adams marshaling a surge in financial to help her take on the former governor as he builds a campaign juggernaut.

Then-Mayor Bill de Blasio is flanked by his security detail after announcing his run for president at Batter Park.

Conflicts of Interest

De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us

May 21, 2025, 4:57 p.m.May 21, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

The former mayor apologized to New Yorkers and agreed to pay for his past NYPD protection on the presidential campaign trail. But taxpayers still paid to defend a "meritless" lawsuit he filed to avoid paying for the police detail.

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.

Conflicts of Interest

De Blasio Reaches $330K Settlement With Conflicts Board Over Use of NYPD During 2020 Presidential Run

May 14, 2025, 12:29 p.m.May 15, 2025, 3:57 p.m.

The ex-mayor is on the hook to make quarterly payments to the City of New York for the next four years after taking an NYPD detail on the campaign trail.

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.

Greg B. Smith

City Council Charter Proposes Independent Lease Review After Adams Scandal

Adrienne Adams Wins Mayoral Matching Dollars, Cuomo Again Docked For Alleged Coordination

Trump Public Housing Time Limits Could Displace 300,000 NYC Residents, Internal Analysis Finds

ing Tom Robbins, Journalist Who Crusaded for New Yorkers in Need

Mayoral Candidates Combat Cuomo, Vie for Debate Stage With Just Weeks Left

De Blasio Sued City Hall and Lost. Here’s How Much It’s Costing Us

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

De Blasio Reaches $330K Settlement With Conflicts Board Over Use of NYPD During 2020 Presidential Run

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

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