Apr. 21, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Albany lawmakers finally passed the state budget on Saturday, a plan that contained a two-year extension of mayoral control of New York City public schools, a deal to boost housing supply and some tenant safeguards. Gov. Kathy Hochul took a victory lap Saturday afternoon over the passage of…
Apr. 20, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Two more classes of NYPD recruits will be added this spring and summer, bringing the department rank-and-file to near its highest headcount in the coming year, Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Edward Caban announced on Saturday.
Apr. 12, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams caused a major uproar among City Council members on Friday by inaccurately suggesting that constituents cannot simply walk into their offices to request assistance — a practice common among most city lawmakers.
Apr. 11, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Willets Point’s long-awaited transformation from industrial wasteland to Queens’ newest neighborhood got the green light from the City Council Thursday.
Mar. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses
Tens of thousands of police officers and residents paid tribute to fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller Saturday morning with an emotional funeral Mass in his hometown of Massapequa.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said two violent incidents that shook the city the night before, including one where a cop in Queens was shot and killed, resulted from a triad of issues that current laws and policies do not address.
Mar. 26, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses
The two prime suspects in the deadly Queens shooting of Police Officer Jonathan Diller on Monday night have lengthy rap sheets to their name.
Mar. 25, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
The City Council on Monday outlined its wishlist for the forthcoming Fiscal Year 2025 state budget with the clock rapidly ticking toward the April 1 deadline when Albany must pass a spending plan.
Mar. 21, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Council members on Thursday grilled Adams administration officials over the potential impact that roughly $50.5 million in cuts to the Parks Department could have on the Big Apple’s green spaces, while excoriating Hizzoner for not fulfilling his campaign promise of committing 1% of the city’s annual spending…
Mar. 18, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Disturbing details of a decades-old sexual assault complaint leveled against Mayor Eric Adams under the Adult Survivor’s Act in November were revealed in a Monday court filing.