City Hall
In an administration hobbled by vacancies and budget cuts, these are the people who help the mayor “get stuff done.” Of their many attributes, loyalty may be the most important. “As Mayor Adams often says, our administration has the best, most dedicated team,” a City Hall spokesperson told Hell Gate in response to our requests for comment. “We will continue to follow the guidance he gives often: ‘Stay focused, no distractions, and grind.'”
Jasmine Ray
Adams's girlfriend when he was Brooklyn borough president, he appointed her his sports czar, a newly created position with a $160,000 salary. She then wrote a book about their relationship.
Benny Polatseck
A City Hall staffer that often also worked on Adams's campaign, Polatseck is an example of how badly Adams blurred the lines.
Randy Mastro
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
Rana Abbasova
Abbasova's job is to keep City Hall friendly with foreign governments. And maybe...they all became a little too friendly.
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.
Timothy Pearson
Timothy Pearson is Mayor Adams’s right-hand man—a hand that, at least once, curled into a fist.
Sheena Wright
The nonprofit professional (with a somewhat checkered past) is quickly rising through the ranks at City Hall.
David Banks
One of the Banks brothers, now finds himself at the top of a teetering schools system.
Louis Molina
As Correction commissioner, he stymied jail oversight and presided over dozens of deaths of people in custody.
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.
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.
Eric Ulrich
Gambling, tow trucks, pizza: the Manhattan DA's indictment against Adams's former building commissioner has it all.
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.
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.
Bernard Adams
Younger brother Bernard Adams couldn't make it past the City's ethics board—but his wife, Sharon, sure did.
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.
Frank Carone
New York City's short king is still, for now, the most connected man in town.
Winnie Greco
As a prolific fundraiser for Eric Adams, Winnie Greco connected the Chinese business community to the future mayor. Also—a chip bag full of cash???
