Overview

• Manhattan prosecutors last week charged Broadway Stages owners Tony and Gina Argento with corruption tied to efforts to blunt the McGuinness Boulevard safety project.
• The indictment alleges they provided Ingrid Lewis‑Martin $2,500, roughly $10,000 in catering and a TV cameo as she used her influence to keep four travel lanes near their properties.
• Prosecutors describe a “classic bribery” scheme and cite messages in which Lewis‑Martin urged officials to block redesign supporters; she previously resigned from city service.
• At Monday’s event in Greenpoint, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani promised to implement the full McGuinness redesign and to complete other stalled bike lanes and busways.
• Mayor Eric Adams has declined to revert to the original design and has called the scaled‑back configuration a “win.”