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Adams Ally in Charge of City Leasing Demanded Lucrative City Gig for Favored Broker, Suit Alleges

Adams Ally in Charge of City Leasing Demanded Lucrative City Gig for Favored Broker, Suit Alleges

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Editorial credit: a katz / shutterstock.com  Jesse Hamilton forced Cushman & Wakefield to assign Diana Boutross to city lease deals, according to a court complaint — before the duo jetted off to Japan with Adams’ soon-to-be-indicted chief advisor. A longtime associate of Mayor Eric Adams who oversees city […]

Board of Elections Director Made Racial and Sexual Remarks to Female Employees, City Probe Finds

Board of Elections Director Made Racial and Sexual Remarks to Female Employees, City Probe Finds

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Photo credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The Department of Investigation recommended in November that Michael Ryan resign, but months later, he’s still there. A behind-the-scenes Department of Investigation probe documented evidence that the white male director of the city’s election board routinely made racially insensitive and sexually suggestive remarks […]