Jul. 10, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Monday insisted he’s “very clear” about telling donors to “follow the rules” when giving to his campaigns for public office, after six contributors to his 2021 bid for mayor were indicted Friday for allegedly orchestrating a straw-donor scheme to funnel city matching funds above the…
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Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Legendary singer and actress Bette Midler has sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to reverse $36.2 million in cuts to the city’s three public library systems in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which must be passed by the City Council before midnight on Friday.
Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
“Rats do not run our city,” famous rodent-hater Mayor Eric Adams proclaimed in City Hall Wednesday.
Jun. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams has ironed out a tentative five-year labor deal with the Teamsters Local 237, which will cover more than 9,000 municipal workers, the mayor announced on Monday. The Teamsters Local 237 represent a large swath of city employees such as school safety agents, special police officers…
Jun. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Over its first year of operation, a new gun crime unit within the city Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has cut the time for processing evidence in gun cases roughly in half, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday afternoon.
Jun. 23, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams signed a City Council bill on Friday creating a new Office of Healthcare Accountability that promises to let New Yorkers compare prices among public and private hospitals across the five boroughs on its website. The bill, sponsored by City Council Member Julie Menin (D-Manhattan), unanimously…
Jun. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Amid a push to further crackdown on illicit cannabis sales, the City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a bill barring landlords from knowingly leasing commercial space to stores that sell unlicensed marijuana or tobacco products. The legislation, sponsored by Council Member Lynn Schulman (D-Queens), overwhelmingly passed the council…
Jun. 21, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol forcefully pushed back Wednesday on a City Council bill that would apply right-to-shelter standards for emergency housing opened to accommodate tens of thousands of migrants over the past year.
Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
As New Yorkers head to the polls this week to vote early for the June 27 City Council primary elections, they’ll be able to cast a ballot for more than just one candidate.
Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
After revealing last month that very few of the over 76,000 migrants who’ve come through the Big Apple since last year have actually applied for asylum, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced he’s opening a center to help newcomers fill out and submit their claims.