“You simply can’t trust Eric Adams nor those that are closest to him,” former assemblymember and Mayoral candidate Michael Blake said  as he sat down with FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer and Harry Siegel on Tuesday for the latest installment in the pod’s series of interviews with the field.   “When you have four deputy […]

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Hundreds of state correction officers at more than two dozen upstate prisons went on a wildcat strike Tuesday, forcing Gov. Kathy Hochul to prepare to deploy members of the New York National Guard to replace them if the walkout extends into Wednesday.  Officers picketed outside 25 facilities as of Tuesday afternoon according to media reports […]

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Since President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice made the highly unusual move to drop Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges, calls for Adams’ resignation are mounting.  For months, Adams has adamantly denied that he will ever step down, including in the days after the DOJ’s edict. But the decision isn’t completely up to him. The […]

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While Mayor Eric Adams may escape prosecution on federal corruption charges amid a shocking turn by the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump, the move has thrown fuel on the political fire around him. An avalanche of criticism followed the highly unusual move by the DOJ, including the resignation of six prosecutors in protest […]

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Mayor Eric Adams quickly moved to fill high-level positions in his administration after four deputy mayors announced their resignations, as Gov. Kathy Hochul met with other elected officials to determine his fate. Kaz Daughtry, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of operations, will move to City Hall as the deputy mayor for public safety, the New York […]

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