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Adams Could Have to Return $10 Million in Matching Funds, as Board Warns He May Have Breached Rules

By NewBlackVoices on December 24, 2024 New York City

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY New York City’s Campaign Finance Board has warned Mayor Eric Adams he may be found to have breached the rules for receiving public matching funds. If the board sticks to its findings, Adams would have to return the $10 million in taxpayer funds he got during his 2021 campaign. […]

Rampant Lack of Oversight Led to NYCHA Contract Corruption, Comptroller Audit Finds

By NewBlackVoices on November 25, 2024 New York City

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: a katz / shutterstock.com Comptroller Brad Lander’s office found dozens of cases where NYCHA could not document that work the agency had paid for was actually done. The New York City Housing Authority did little to follow up on apartment repairs by hired vendors and in […]