This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Over the past three years, nearly every civil court judge in the Bronx has hired a political consulting firm directly tied to the leader of the Bronx Democratic Party. The pattern raises concerns about […]

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This story was co-published with The Guardian. In a campaign that pulled in more than $10 million in public matching dollars from the taxpayers of New York City, the August 2021 fundraiser on Long Island for then-mayoral nominee Eric Adams was a standout. It booked 231 donations, many of them from supermarket cashiers, delivery people […]

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Mayor Eric Adams offered mixed messages on Tuesday to New Yorkers wondering how his administration plans to respond to the mass deportations President-elect Donald Trump has promised.   Speaking to reporters at his weekly press briefing, Adams said he was opposed to Trump’s threats of mass deportation — but only after he was pressed repeatedly by […]

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The City Council took one step closer to expanding protections for tenants against illegal evictions and mandating that all tenant-occupied buildings have access to cooling during the summer. In a committee hearing, council members heard testimony on a slate of bills addressing the issues. Councilmember Lincoln Restler, who is the primary sponsor of the air […]

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This story was published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site covering New York state and city politics. Sign up for their newsletter here. President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear: His administration will aggressively pursue “mass deportations.” States may seem powerless in the face of such an agenda. Immigration is the purview […]

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