The Trump administration’s Department of Justice on Monday took the highly unusual step of ordering Manhattan federal prosecutors to dismiss the pending corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove contended that the case was unfairly brought too close to the city’s primary election in June and had hampered Adams’ ability […]

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When Katie Honan called in to discuss the latest New York City news Monday morning with co-hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel, she did so while posted outside of the David Dinkins Municipal Building where Mayor Eric Adams had convened his top commissioners and officials. Katie hopped off the call mid-way through the episode to […]

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The Justice Department on Monday moved to drop the criminal charges against Mayor Eric Adams, saying that the case came too close to the primary in June and impeded his work with President Trump in cracking down on immigrants, according to a memo viewed by THE CITY. The news was first reported by The New […]

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Mayor Eric Adams gathered his top commissioners and officials early Monday to give marching orders under the new administration: don’t criticize President Trump, don’t interfere with immigration enforcement and trust the mayor, multiple sources told THE CITY. Adams scheduled the approximately hour-long meeting, which was held at the Municipal Building, late Friday, after days of […]

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The head of Brooklyn’s vaunted Conviction Review Unit has left to create a small law firm specializing in wrongful conviction cases.  Charles Linehan, 54, quietly resigned Jan. 17 after a three-year stint in charge of the 16-person unit that has garnered national headlines for the Brooklyn district attorney’s office.  During Linehan’s tenure, the unit exonerated […]

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