An investigative report by local news outlets found that while New York City mayor Eric Adams was borough president of Brooklyn in 2016, his office allegedly pressured the Brooklyn Museum to host a Chinese history exhibition.
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Journalists Yoav Gonen and April Xu, respectively at The City and Documented, examined 2,500 pages of emails, which show how Adams’ aide, Winnie Greco, pushed the Brooklyn Museum to stage a show dedicated to Sun Yat-sen, the first provisional president of the Republic of China, in just one month’s time, on behalf of the Overseas Chinese History Museum of China. [ The City and Documented]