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maandag 18 augustus 2025
WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA - New York NY - New York City NYC - THE CITY SCOOP - Their brother’s keepers: How two top Adams officials helped their sibling succeed.
When then public schools Chancellor David Banks made a stunning, on-camera endorsement of a for-profit firm, it did not come about completely out of the blue. As it happened, 21st Century Education had made a prescient behind-the-scenes investment by hiring a government relations consultant: David's brother, Terence.
The video shines a light on one of the murkiest relationships in Mayor Eric Adams’ scandal-scarred administration, between Terence and his powerful brothers David and Philip, who Adams appointed as deputy commissioner for public safety.
A trove of emails obtained by THE CITY reveal the depth of the influence peddling during the first two years of Adams’ tenure, when Terence was in regular communication with both of his brothers as well as Sheena Wright, David’s wife who was then the first deputy mayor, on behalf of numerous companies seeking business or approvals from city government.
Last fall, FBI and city Department of Investigation agents visited all of their homes and seized their phones, with both Banks brothers and Wright resigning from their administration posts shortly after that.
Philip acknowledged in an interview with THE CITY that he spoke with Terence about one of his clients, then met with an NYPD official who oversaw a pilot program the client was participating in to test out its safety-alert app in the New York City school system.
The question of whether the actions of David and Philip financially benefited Terence — who never registered as a lobbyist — is the focus of what sources familiar with the matter confirm is an ongoing probe into potential influence-peddling that’s continued even after Adams’ corruption indictment was dropped at the behest of the Trump administration. Read more here.
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Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
Monday, August 18: Grab a blanket and some popcorn and come to Cunningham Park to watchThe Wild Robot, hosted by NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. From 8:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
Tuesday, August 19: Head to Inwood Library for Comic Book Club, where kids ages 6-12 can create their own comics and discuss their favorite superheros starting at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, August 19: Tuesday Trivia with TriviaNYC returns to Parklife restaurant in Brooklyn where people can compete for fun prizes including merch from Coney Island Beer & Truly Hard Seltzer as well as tickets to Littlefield, tacos and more from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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