This story was originally published by ProPublica. Lawmakers and advocates have slammed New York City Mayor Eric Adams and called for changes in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into a secretive, problematic police unit led by allies of the mayor.  ProPublica found that the mayor championed the New York City Police Department’s Community Response Team […]

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Mayor Eric Adams claims he is fighting to obtain millions of dollars in public matching funds that a city board has denied his re-election campaign in light of his federal corruption charges alleging misuse of the system. During his weekly media briefing Monday, Adams insisted he is full speed ahead on his campaign for re-election. […]

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This article is adapted from our March 27 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, It’s not unfair to describe New York City’s voter turnout as abysmal. We rank second-to-last among other big cities for getting to the polls.  So, among a sea of nonvoters, […]

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The city Department of Transportation has launched a pilot program to deter commercial trucks from parking illegally in residential areas — but those efforts will not reach many neighborhoods most affected by the issue, according to a data analysis by THE CITY. That irony was not lost on the residents and elected officials of Southeast Queens, […]

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Manhattan prosecutors are continuing to present evidence to a sitting grand jury in the corruption case against Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief advisor to Mayor Eric Adams.  A court hearing Thursday is confirmation that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is forging ahead with his prosecution of Lewis-Martin, one of Adams’ closest aides for years, even […]

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