Apr. 1, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon It has been six months since the city announced a major crackdown on subway surfing, but officials have been mum on whether their efforts are actually working to deter kids from doing the illegal—and often fatal—activity. Mayor Eric Adams and then-NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon on Oct. 31, 2024,…
Mar. 31, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon NYC is preparing for its state-approved expansion of red light cameras this year. Officials said on Monday they will continue to use their current vendor to manage the city’s extensive automated traffic enforcement program. Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that…
Mar. 28, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued a dire warning on Friday that it will be impossible for New York State to backfill tens of billions of dollars in federal funding that President Trump is proposing to cut from its budget — with the April 1 deadline for passing the…
Mar. 27, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Democrats running to replace Eric Adams in the 2025 NYC mayor’s race pitched on Thursday their plans to combat President Trump’s threats to cut billions in federal funding for the city, which supports a wide range of vital programs. Queens State Sen. Jessica Ramos, in a rare Thursday…
Mar. 24, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller A City Council analysis of data that Mayor Eric Adams’ office released on its policy to involuntarily hospitalize those in apparent severe mental health crisis found that the practice is not working as intended and disproportionately impacts Black New Yorkers. The council’s findings, unveiled ahead of its Health Committee’s…
Mar. 20, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller A law allowing hundreds of thousands of noncitizens living in New York City to vote in municipal elections was struck down on Thursday by the state’s highest court. The 6-to-1 decision by the New York State Court of Appeals found that the law should be voided because it…
Mar. 19, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday blamed the perception that New York City is unsafe and its sprawling homelessness crisis squarely on the Democratic challenger in the 2025 NYC Mayor’s Race who says he is best positioned to fix those issues: former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Adams, during a Wednesday…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller City comptroller candidates Mark Levine and Justin Brannan engaged in a Tuesday morning debate that played more as a tame conversation on managing the city’s finances. Offering a rare reprieve from an election season dominated by the heated Democratic mayoral primary, the nearly 90-minute event at the New…
Mar. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams has raised just $36,000 over the past two months in his tenuous re-election bid — a paltry sum that trails every one of his major Democratic primary competitors, according to his Tuesday filing with the city Campaign Finance Board (CFB). The meager showing from Hizzoner,…
Mar. 17, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, two Democrats on opposite ends of the party’s ideological spectrum, are dominating the 2025 money race to unseat Mayor Eric Adams, according to city Campaign Finance Board (CFB) records and figures released by their campaigns. Cuomo, who jumped…