May. 31, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A 31-year-old man named Joshua Valles died at Elmhurst Hospital Saturday after suffering a medical episode while in custody on Rikers Island, becoming the third detainee in city jails to die this year, amidst pushback by the Adams administration to a damning report by the federal monitor overseeing…
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…
May. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Governor Kathy Hochul joined Mayor Eric Adams and New York City’s business leaders on Monday to give President Biden a simple message: let tens of thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers in the city work. The pair came together Monday morning at Union Square Events, in Brooklyn’s Sunset…
May. 22, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA on Monday proposed raising subway, bus, and paratransit fares to $2.90 by Labor Day — the first time the base fare would go up since it went to $2.75 in 2015. The 15-cent fare hike, which is not finalized, will be subject to public hearings in…
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…
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…
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 —…
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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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…
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.