Sep. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Joann Ariola has defended her decision to support a vote overriding Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of legislation decriminalizing illegal street vending amid fierce criticism from City Hall, describing her vote as a “protest” against what she described as previous mayoral inaction on the issue. Ariola had…
Apr. 1, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller As the deadline to file petitions to get on the June 24 primary ballot nears, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday would not say if he will have enough signatures by the Thursday night deadline to compete in the Democratic primary. During his weekly City Hall press conference on…
Apr. 1, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Embattled Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday stepped up attacks against those challenging his re-election in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, lashing out at two candidates who are beating him in the polls: former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. After weeks of mostly holding back…
Feb. 16, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki Mayor Eric Adams went to church Sunday in Queens amid mounting pressure to resign or be removed from office and made one thing clear to congregants: “I am going nowhere.” Adams paid a visit to the Sunday service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Queens Village…
Jan. 15, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki Cops are looking for the arsonist behind a fire spree last weekend in which he torched an NYPD vehicle near City Hall and set debris ablaze near a sleeping passenger on board a Queens subway train. The NYPD released on Wednesday afternoon images of the suspect behind the…
Sept. 24, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won hosted a delegation of six elected officials from the Gwangju Metropolitan Council in South Korea at New York City Hall on Monday to share insights about policies and programs related to a wide range of topics. Won, who represents the 26th District in Western Queens—covering… Read more »
Jul. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, are separating, the pair announced during a lengthy interview with The New York Times that was published Wednesday. De Blasio, who occupied Gracie Mansion between 2014 and 2021, and McCray told the Paper of Record that after nearly 30…
Mar. 29, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams rolled out the first phase of his long-promised MyCity online portal on Wednesday, a platform that aims to eventually serve as a “one-stop shop” for accessing city benefits and services, but he didn’t give a clear timeframe for when the full service will be implemented.…