Secret Recordings Indicate Adams Aides Tried to Get Alleged Mob Tow Trucks Back on the Road
Secretly recorded conversations indicate Frank Carone — a former top aide to Mayor Eric Adams who’s now boosting ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral bid — intervened on behalf of an alleged mob associate who was trying to get his suspended tow truck firm’s license reinstated.
Transcripts of the recordings surfaced Thursday in a court filing by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg related to the pending bribery indictments filed against Adams’ former building commissioner, Eric Ulrich, and several associates.
Carone is a longtime ally of Adams who served as his chief of staff before resigning. He then advised the mayor on his now-defunct re-election bid.
On Thursday, Carone told THE CITY he’s now encouraging Adams to endorse Cuomo — then campaign for hom. He considers the current front-runner, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, to be “an existential threat to New York City.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/16/secret-recordings-frank-carone-eric-adams/
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