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Drop Eric Adams Charges, Outside Counsel Advises Corruption Case Judge
A court-appointed lawyer recommended late Friday that the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams be dismissed “with prejudice” — meaning prosecutors would not be able to reopen it down the road. New York Southern District Judge Dale Ho, who appointed attorney Paul Clement to advise him on how to proceed with the extraordinary Department of […]
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Rikers Now Looks to Bring Back Nonprofits After Kicking Them Off Island
In May 2023, the Adams administration announced that it would save $17 million by not renewing five contracts with nonprofits that provided programs to help people behind bars stay off drugs, find housing, and learn job skills. Correction officers and some additional civilian staffers would seamlessly take over various classes, Francis Torres, who served as […]
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LISTEN: ‘Inshallah Mayor’ Zohran Mamdani Says It’s All About Making NYC More Affordable
“Democrats in general tend to show up to gun fights with bar graphs,” said Queens Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as he sat down with FAQ NYC hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel at The City’s offices on Tuesday to make his case. That boils down, he explained, to driving down the […]
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New NYC Deputy Mayor Lives and Votes in Peekskill
Mayor Eric Adams’ latest pick for deputy mayor for operations still lives in Westchester and was running for a county seat as recently as February, records show, although it’s required to be a New York City resident to have the job. Jeffrey Roth, who has worked for the city’s Department of Veterans Services and the […]
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Low Adams Approval, and How ‘Defining a Villain’ Motivates Voters
This article is adapted from our March 6 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, Yesterday, Mayor Eric Adams was a few hours into his testimony for a House oversight committee hearing on sanctuary cities in Washington, D.C. when he made history again. A new […]
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