NYC FBI probe: Adams admits contacting FDNY commissioner on Turkish consulate

New York City Mayor Eric Adams admitted to contacting former FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro about the Turkish consulate as the FBI investigation continues.

Adams admitted he contacted then-Fire Department of New York Commissioner Daniel Nigro in the summer of 2021 while he was serving his second term as Brooklyn Borough president regarding the opening of a Manhattan skyrise that now houses the Turkish consulate, but he insisted his actions followed the law.  Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace. 

"This is what we do every day. You know, you reach out to an agency and ask them to look into a matter. You don't reach out to an agency to compel them to do anything because I had no authority to do so. I was the borough president," Adams said Tuesday. At the time of the communication, he had recently won the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary. 

"And so, yes, we reached out because our constituency had the largest Turkish population outside of Paterson, New Jersey, in this country. I believe it was in Brooklyn as the Brooklyn borough president. And we reached out to the commissioner to assist, to find out what was happening and ask him to look at that," Adams said.