A New York City politician now with the Obama administration is trying to defuse suggestions that he took favors from an architect who needed city approval for a development project. The Daily News reports that former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion has finally paid the ...

Prosecutors are looking into why the new White House urban affairs director hasn't paid an architect for house designs made two years ago — the same time he recommended the architect for a lucrative city contract. Adolfo Carrion, the former Bronx borough president, has said he would ...

President Barack Obama's pick for White House director of urban affairs has won fans for his efforts to revitalize some of New York's poorest neighborhoods — and foes for his vigorous support of the Yankees' new billion-dollar stadium. Adolfo Carrion, 47, a former urban ...