Jun. 5, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Better late than never. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is hitting the airwaves with her first TV ad in the final days leading up to the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary. In the 32-second spot, titled “Rise Above,” Speaker Adams broadcasts her campaign’s central message that she is…
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. 15, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The City Council sued Mayor Eric Adams’ administration on Tuesday in a bid to block its recent executive order allowing federal immigration agents to re-establish offices on Rikers Island. The suit alleges that Adams directed First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro to sign the executive order last week as…
Apr. 9, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City Council leaders warned on Wednesday that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs could damage Gotham’s economy and place further strain on New Yorkers already struggling to make ends meet. They also called out Mayor Eric Adams for refusing to criticize Trump over the issue. The escalating series of tariffs…
May. 16, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Advocates, City Council members and hundreds of seniors rallied outside of City Hall on Thursday against Mayor Eric Adams’ $72.9 million in proposed cuts to the city’s Department for the Aging. The proposed reduction, which is part of Adams’ Fiscal Year 2025 executive budget, comes on top of…
May. 24, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams rebuffed on Wednesday criticisms of his administration filing a legal motion with a Manhattan judge late Tuesday afternoon to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter requirements amid the ongoing migrant influx, saying the city has “done its share” and is asking for “clarity” from the court. With…
Apr. 19, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller With Mayor Eric Adams’ calls for the White House to assist the city with the migrant crisis falling on deaf ears, he declared on Wednesday that “the national government has turned its back on New York City.” Adams made the pronouncement — perhaps his sharpest rebuke of President…