Jul. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city is opening a new large-scale migrant tent shelter in the parking lot of the shuttered Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Eastern Queens despite the protests of local officials, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday. The new mega-shelter, to be one of the several so-called “Humanitarian Emergency Response…
Jul. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry Mayor Eric Adams presented music legend Valerie Simpson with a key to the city to kick off the 22nd annual St. Albans Jazz and Rhythm & Blues Festival on Sunday, July 16, at Archie Spigner Park. The Bronx-born singer, songwriter and producer was honored for her 50 years of…
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Jul. 18, 2023 By Mayor Eric Adams
One of my most sacred obligations as Mayor is keeping our children safe from harm. And one of the leading risks to their health is nicotine-based products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, also known as vapes.
Jul. 17, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former city Department of Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich is expected to be hit with criminal charges this week as an investigation into him by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office wraps up, according to published reports. Ulrich resigned from the administration last fall, just days after investigators with the Manhattan…
Jul. 14, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Over the past couple of months, Mayor Eric Adams has on several occasions said there’s a “coordinated effort” among the city’s press corps to “attack” his administration, while not recognizing its purported accomplishments.
Jul. 12, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and several City Council members on Wednesday excoriated officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration saying that they failed to adequately respond to smoke from Canadian wildfires that engulfed the five boroughs last month.
Jul. 11, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he is considering a legal challenge against the City Council over a package of bills it passed in May that would expand eligibility for city housing vouchers.
Jul. 11, 2023 By Mayor Eric Adams The old saying, ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is truer than ever today. There are many problems that we face now, which—if we deal with them at the source—can be handled effectively and with less suffering. Gun violence among our young people is one of them. Our administration’s…
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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.