May. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The ad wars in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller are heating up with City Council Member Justin Brannan on Thursday releasing his first pair of ads in the competitive contest. Brannan released his TV spots a little over a week after his rival, Manhattan Borough…
May. 21, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s rivals in this year’s Democratic mayoral primary wasted no time in lambasting the frontrunner over reports that President Trump’s Justice Department opened a new investigation into him following Congressional Republicans’ accusations that he lied to them last year. The contours of the investigation, revealed…
May. 20, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams insisted on Tuesday that his friendlier approach to President Trump is what persuaded the commander-in-chief to lift a federal pause on a major wind farm project off the coast of Brooklyn on May 19. His remarks came a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested that…
May. 20, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams When we came into office in 2022, illegal smoke shops were popping up all around the city. No matter what community you talked to, no matter what borough you visited, New Yorkers were fed up. Illegal smoke and cannabis shops were cutting the line — hurting hard-earned…
May. 15, 2025 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of the city’s “Operation Padlock to Protect” initiative at a pizzeria on the Rego Park and Middle Village border on Wednesday and touted the significant progress in shutting down more than 1,400 illegal smoke shops across the five…
May. 14, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic mayoral campaign recieved support from the Tenants Political Action Committee (PAC), amNewYork learned on Wednesday — a decision that adds to the long list of progressive organizations backing the Democratic socialist’s City Hall bid. Tenants PAC told amNewYork ahead of its May 14 announcement…
May. 13, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams zeroed in on his dismissed corruption indictment on Tuesday — blasting investigators who alleged in recently-released court documents that he concealed the location of his personal cellphone, and claiming that his dyslexia caused him to forget the phone’s passcode. “I’m dyslexic, I forget numbers, that’s…
May. 13, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon and QNS News Team City officials announced Tuesday that pedestrians and cyclists will soon have dedicated lanes on the Ed Koch-Queensboro Bridge, resolving a long-standing safety concern that forced both groups to share a narrow, congested path. Beginning May 18, the bridge’s north outer roadway will be reserved…
May. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams took a last-minute trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Trump on Friday to discuss “infrastructure” and “other funding items,” his office announced. Adams met with Trump in the White House late Friday afternoon, a confab his team only updated to his public schedule…
May. 7, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan is pitching a plan to crack down on corruption in city government as part of his comptroller bid, following the multiple scandals that engulfed Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, amNewYork has learned. Brannan’s plan — shared exclusively with amNewYork ahead of its release…