Eric Adams has said that “all my haters become my waiters when I sit down at the table of success.” The haters are no longer waiters—on Wednesday, September 25, amidst widening investigations into his inner circle, Adams was indicted by federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York. There’s no better time to pull up a chair to the Table of Success.
Who’s at the table? How are they related? Why do they matter? And who’s under investigation?
Browse the mayor’s connections:
… or take a look at everyone:
Philip Banks III
From unindicted co-conspirator in a federal corruption case to Mayor Adams’s deputy mayor for public safety in less than a decade.
Tracey Collins
Adams’s longtime girlfriend, who lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey, is rarely seen in his presence, and got a cushy promotion and a big raise after he became mayor.
David Banks
One of the Banks brothers, now finds himself at the top of a teetering schools system.
Rana Abbasova
Abbasova’s job is to keep City Hall friendly with foreign governments. And maybe…they all became a little too friendly.
Winnie Greco
Winnie Greco connected the Chinese business community to the future mayor. In return, he promised to build an arch.
Sheena Wright
The nonprofit professional (with a somewhat checkered past) is quickly rising through the ranks at City Hall.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead
The “Bling Bishop” and Eric Adams apparently don’t speak anymore, but both say that God is on their side.
Jeffrey Maddrey
The top uniformed cop in the NYPD, despite a wild history of disciplinary charges.
Edward Caban
The Adams administration’s second police commissioner is a team player and a Masonic brother.
Ingrid Lewis-Martin
Already a legendary and uniquely powerful force within the Adams administration, the mayor’s most fiercely loyal deputy stares down a federal investigation into her boss’ campaign.
Vito Pitta
The grandson of a hotel union boss whose family law firm is heading Adams’s legal defense fund.
Timothy Pearson
Timothy Pearson is Mayor Adams’s right-hand man—a hand that, at least once, curled into a fist.
Louis Molina
As Correction commissioner, he stymied jail oversight and presided over dozens of deaths of people in custody.
Eric Ulrich
Gambling, tow trucks, pizza: the Manhattan DA’s indictment against Adams’s former building commissioner has it all.
Dwayne Montgomery
An old friend the mayor doesn’t care to claim, indicted in a straw donor scheme.
Brianna Suggs
Eric Adams hired her when she was 19. Six and a half years and millions of dollars in mayoral campaign fundraising later, the FBI raided her apartment.
Brendan McGuire
When it comes to fending off a public corruption case, it doesn’t hurt to have a lawyer who has friends in the Southern District.
Bernard Adams
Younger brother Bernard Adams couldn’t make it past the City’s ethics board—but his wife, Sharon, sure did.
Evan Thies
A political consultant and one of the main architects of Adams’s mayoral election, whom Adams described as “the man that captured my voice” and “my brother.”
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Bichotte Hermelyn is helping to stifle progressives at every turn, just how Eric Adams likes it.
Scott Sartiano
How did the owner of Zero Bond score a seat on the Met’s board? Probably not based on his resume, which we got our hands on.
Rich Maroko
The head of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council bet big on Eric Adams becoming mayor. Will it pay off?
Michael Mazzio
Michael Mazzio found himself getting shut out of the lucrative tow truck industry—until he found a friendly ear in City Hall.
Tony Argento
New York City’s homegrown film studio mogul is a Gotham power broker out of central casting.
Billy Bildstein
The owner of Avant Gardner and Brooklyn Mirage fought the SLA and won (with help from powerful friends).
Robert and Zhan Petrosyants
Fun-loving twins who play host to the mayor at their trendy Italian eatery.
Eleonora Srugo
This high-powered real estate agent can be found at Casa Cipriani or Gracie Mansion.
Jay-Z
Jay-Z is a billionaire who wants things billionaires want—like a license to build a casino.
Fabien Levy
Levy has risen in influence as his colleagues in the City Hall press shop have departed, and the deputy mayor runs interference for the mayor in his dealings with the press.
Marc Holliday
When you want to build a casino in Times Square, you hire the mayor’s former chief of staff and host parties with Cara Delevingne.
Lisa White
Eric Adams’s former roommate (or is it landlord?) in charge of NYPD officer morale—too bad she tanks it.
Tiffany Raspberry
A lobbyist and long-time friend now has a lot of power in City Hall—and she’s not afraid to use it.
Ydanis Rodriguez
A ride-or-die Eric Adams campaign surrogate scored a powerful post overseeing NYC’s streets, but so far that has meant taking a back seat to the mayor’s bureaucrats.
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen wants two things—a Mets championship and a casino. Eric Adams can only really help him with one of those.
