Jun. 6, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he’s looking to open up his own residence at Gracie Mansion to house asylum seekers as a way to incentivize private homeowners to take migrants into their homes in exchange for payment from the city. “I was speaking with the staff to…
May. 24, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams rebuffed on Wednesday criticisms of his administration filing a legal motion with a Manhattan judge late Tuesday afternoon to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter requirements amid the ongoing migrant influx, saying the city has “done its share” and is asking for “clarity” from the court. With…
May. 19, 2023 By Christian Murray Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council speaker reached an agreement Thursday that paves the way for a permanent outdoor dining program. The pair have agreed to a bill that would permit sidewalk dining all year round, with roadway dining permitted for eight months of the year. The…
May. 18, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday morning admonished several unnamed City Council members for not having any migrant emergency shelters or humanitarian relief centers in their districts, according to partial audio of a private call shared with amNewYork Metro. During the call, reportedly one of many the administration has…
May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams is facing sharp criticism Thursday from fellow city pols and advocates after he signed on Wednesday night an executive order suspending parts of the city’s longstanding right-to-shelter law ahead of a new migrant surge following the expiration of federal Title 42. The executive order —…
May. 10, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
In a live streamed address Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams said Jordan Neely, a Black homeless man who was killed in a fatal chokehold by ex-Marine Daniel Penny last Monday, “did not deserve to die” — something many New Yorkers have called on the mayor to say for the past nine days.
May. 10, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
Embattled New York and Long Island Congress Member George Santos has been arrested on a 13-count federal indictment charging him with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to the House of Representatives.
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld NYC Ferry, the city’s marine transit system, saw its highest-ever ridership in the first quarter in 2023 — clocking just over a million passengers on its vessels in the year’s first 13 weeks. The reported ridership is more than 20% higher than the second-place winter quarter — the…
Apr. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA is ending its live transit service alerts on Twitter, effective immediately, after refusing to pay Elon Musk for the privilege. Starting today, the automated service advisories will no longer be posted to Twitter for the MTA’s subway, bus, and commuter rail passengers. The accounts, including the…
Apr. 25, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A dozen New Yorkers with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming that its Open Streets program violates the Americans With Disabilities Act, with the hope of scuttling the program. The lawsuit, filed in Brooklyn Federal Court Monday, says everything about Open Streets is a…