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Feds Highlight Alleged Quid Pro Quo in Eric Adams Indictment
Federal prosecutors on Friday pushed back forcefully on a motion by Mayor Eric Adams to dismiss a key bribery count against him. In fighting his indictment by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, Adams moved to dismiss a bribery count by insisting he was not doing favors for the Turkish government. Adams was merely performing routine […]
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NYC Sees First Decline in Overdose Deaths in Four Years
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Drug overdose deaths in New York City decreased in 2023 for the first time in four years, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The decline — from 3,070 deaths in 2022 to […]
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The Health Department Promised 1,000 Fresh Produce Permits Nearly Two Decades Ago. Just 149 Vendors Had Them This Year.
In 2008, the city health department opened up 1,000 permits for street vendors to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in New York City’s food deserts. But just 149 vendors held those Green Carts permits as of the end of May, while 1,445 others remained on a waitlist for a chance to apply for the 851 […]
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Homeless Shelter Execs Make Huge Salaries and Hire Family Members, DOI Report Finds
City-funded shelter providers collecting millions of dollars to provide shelter to a near-record number of homeless New Yorkers are rife with nepotism, bloated executive pay and double-dipping, according to an extensive report released by the city’s Department of Investigation on Thursday. The 94-page report took a deep dive into the finances of 51 of the […]
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Inside the Newsroom: Our Experts Share How THE CITY Investigates Eric Adams
THE CITY readers are already New Yorkers in the know. But a dedicated crowd of them dug even deeper Wednesday night, tuning in to hear directly from our newsroom’s experts about what exactly is going on with Mayor Eric Adams right now. In a virtual talk, our journalists tracking City Hall shared what they know […]
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