Mayor Adams admits contacting FDNY head about Turkish Consulate opening

NEW YORK — Mayor Adams admitted Tuesday that he reached out to the head of the FDNY in 2021 to resolve a building safety issue on behalf of the Turkish government — an episode that has caught the attention of federal authorities investigating the mayor’s campaign as part of a public corruption probe. As first revealed Sunday, the feds, who seized Adams’ cellphones and iPad last week in the probe, are scrutinizing the mayor for asking then-FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro in September 2021 to look into quickly dispensing with fire safety violations detected at Turkey’s Consulate in Manhattan, whi...