Apr. 23, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Seeking to give Adrienne Adams a boost in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race, state Attorney General Letitia James and the leaders of three prominent unions on Wednesday rallied to trumpet the City Council speaker as the best mayoral candidate to take on President Trump and block former Gov.…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Three additional federal prosecutors who worked on Mayor Eric Adams’ now-dismissed corruption case chose to resign on Tuesday rather than express regret for refusing to comply with a Trump Justice Department (DOJ) objective to dismiss the charges, according to an email they sent a top DOJ official. The…
Apr. 22, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams alleged on Tuesday that City Council Speaker and mayoral challenger Adrienne Adams has fought him on several policy issues as a springboard to run for his job, despite her showing scant interest in the role prior to several months ago. During his weekly “off-topic” news…
Apr. 21, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Mayor Eric Adams signed a package of bills Thursday aimed at tackling New York City’s long-standing “scaffolding shed epidemic.” The five pieces of legislation, approved by the City Council in late March, are designed to reduce the number of temporary steel-and-wood sidewalk sheds that have become a familiar—and…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams swatted away questions on Thursday over this week’s revelation that he is $3 million in debt to the criminal defense lawyers who helped him beat his now-dismissed federal corruption case. During his weekly City Hall news conference on April 17, Hizzoner appeared incredulous that a…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Response times for NYC’s emergency medical services increased significantly so far in 2025, according to the city’s most recent data, with various possible reasons for the delays at play. The average FDNY ambulance response time for life-threatening medical emergencies this year is 12.35 minutes, alarmingly up from 11.87…
Apr. 17, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Zellnor Myrie held a press conference outside an Astoria daycare center Wednesday morning to advocate for extending the pilot program offering free extended hours for New York City preschoolers. Diki Daycare Center, located at 30-81 Steinway St., is one of the 64 pre-K and 3-K programs…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Council leaders on Wednesday fumed over Mayor Eric Adams administration officials not showing up to a hearing on preparing for Trump’s deep funding cuts and submitting written testimony instead — a move they said shows Hizzoner “remains silent” in the face of Trump’s attacks. City Council Member…
Apr. 16, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday he would restore $167 million in early childhood education funding in his upcoming Executive Budget that had been left out of his preliminary spending plan — $30 million less than what the City Council called for in its own proposal this month.…
Apr. 15, 2025 By sobrien April 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won and State Sen. Mike Gianaris joined Transportation Alternatives Saturday for a “people’s ribbon-cutting” at the Queensboro Bridge to demand that Mayor Eric Adams opens the now-completed Pedestrian Path across the bridge. Gianaris, Won and Transportation Alternatives representatives raised concerns Saturday…