Overview
- Mayor Eric Adams would not say if his longtime ally remains a campaign volunteer, while his campaign said her activities are her own business.
- Ingrid Lewis-Martin was charged last week in four Manhattan indictments alleging she traded official help for cash and perks tied to contracting, permits and street design.
- Allegations include steering migrant-shelter deals, intervening on a Queens karaoke bar’s permits, and pushing to halt a Brooklyn bike lane project in exchange for benefits such as an acting cameo and a $2,500 payment.
- Prosecutors detail additional perks they say were provided as bribes, including $5,000 in home renovations and $10,000 in seafood.
- Co-defendants including Jesse Hamilton, Gina and Tony Argento, Tian Ji Li, Yechiel Landau and Glen Martin II have pleaded not guilty, and Hamilton resigned his city post after being charged.