Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams speaks at the Barclays Center. | Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
Adams' role in Aqueduct fiasco raises ethical questions anew
As a rising star in the state Senate a decade ago, Eric Adams drew scrutiny from the state inspector general for his role in picking a troubled operator to run a gambling operation at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.
The now mayoral hopeful was caught up in a probe that condemned the politicized process leading to the initial 2010 selection of Aqueduct Entertainment Group to run video slot machines at the track. Adams was the chair of the Senate Racing and Wagering Committee when the choice was made.