May. 19, 2023 By Christian Murray Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council speaker reached an agreement Thursday that paves the way for a permanent outdoor dining program. The pair have agreed to a bill that would permit sidewalk dining all year round, with roadway dining permitted for eight months of the year. The…
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Neely family lawyers say Penny’s manslaughter charge isn’t enough, call for murder charge in chokehold killing
May. 12, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The attorneys for Jordan Neely’s family said that the manslaughter charge filed by the Manhattan District Attorney against Daniel Penny was too lenient and the former marine should have been hit with murder. The attorneys, in a press conference held Friday morning shortly after Penny’s arrest, said that…
Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge
May. 11, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams is facing sharp criticism Thursday from fellow city pols and advocates after he signed on Wednesday night an executive order suspending parts of the city’s longstanding right-to-shelter law ahead of a new migrant surge following the expiration of federal Title 42. The executive order —…
The many lies, cheats, and frauds of George Santos — a laundry list of deception
May. 10, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld Even by the embarrassing standards of politics, Queens and Long Island Congress Member George Santos — who was indicted on federal fraud charges on Wednesday — has spun a breathtaking web of deception leaving his constituents and the nation grasping for answers and wondering what, if anything, might actually…
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Editorial | By George, the feds got Santos right where he belongs: In court
May. 10, 2023 amNewYork Metro Congress Member George Santos, who has made lying his own personal art form, finally got snared in the web of deceit which he spun the past three years. Santos was arraigned in a Central Islip federal courtroom on Wednesday after being indicted on an array of serious criminal charges…
SANTOS INDICTED | Congress Member hit with 13-count federal fraud indictment, pleads not guilty
May. 10, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
Embattled New York and Long Island Congress Member George Santos has been arrested on a 13-count federal indictment charging him with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to the House of Representatives.
Adams taps 6 members of new public housing ‘Preservation Trust’ board
May. 5, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The recently established New York City Housing Authority “Preservation Trust,” designed to unlock billions of dollars in sorely needed federal funds to fix up the city’s dilapidated public housing stock, is taking shape, as Mayor Eric Adams appointed six individuals Friday to a nine-member panel that will lead the…
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Jordan Neely subway homicide | Mayor Adams says ‘let process follow course’ on investigation into deadly choking of homeless man
May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller & Dean Moses As ever more city and state pols strongly condemned an incident where a homeless Black man was killed by being placed in a chokehold by another man on a subway car Monday as vigilantism, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he’s going to wait for pending…
Council bill would fine landlords renting space to storefront operators illegally selling pot
May. 1, 2023 By Christian Murray
A Queens pol has introduced legislation targeting landlords who knowingly rent space to stores illegally selling cannabis.
National Grid plans to hike gas bills by 17%, files plan with regulators
Apr. 28, 2023 By Christian Murray National Grid, the utility giant that supplies natural gas to 1.9 million customers in New York City and Long Island, plans to hike rates by about 17% on its residential users. The company filed its proposed rate increases on Friday with the New York State Public Service Commission,…