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Mayor Adams' key 'City of Yes' initiative inches closer — with $5B pledge, NYC Council concessions
The City Council approved Mayor Eric Adams' controversial sweeping housing plan in down-to-the-wire votes after a $5 billion funding promise from Hizzoner and conceding a handful of tweaks.
City Hall pauses 'fishy' lease agreement with Adams donor following cries of 'corruption' from NYC Council
Connor Martinez, the director of legislative affairs in the mayor's office, sent an email on Nov. 12 to the concerned councilmembers confirming the city lease at 14 Wall Street had...
New NYC chancellor highest paid city employee -- trumping Mayor Adams' salary
A Bronx-born mom, 42, Aviles-Ramos will get a whopping $414,799-a-year, a big jump from her last $232,754 Department of Education salary.
Ex-Adams aide accused of witness tampering mulls plea deal — raising concerns he may testify against mayor
Court papers filed this week state that attorneys for Mohamed Bahi and prosecutors are "engaged in, and are continuing, discussions concerning a possible disposition of this case."
Adams says he’ll work with Trump on migrant crisis -- while insisting NYC will remain sanctuary city
Mayor Eric Adams pledged to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration on immigration -- as city officials insisted that the Big Apple will remain a sanctuary city.
NYC Uber drivers earn more than city EMTs: report
Big Apple Uber drivers pay dwarfed that of city EMT workers, according to an October report by the rideshare company.
Mayor Adams' crony approves lucrative NYC real-estate leases that reek of 'corruption,' rages councilman
Jesse Hamilton -- a former state senator and longtime friend of Adams -- was a no-show at a hearing called by Councilman Lincoln Restler over his management of the city's...
Prominent NYC attorney joins the race for Big Apple mayor
Jim Walden is billing himself as an apolitical candidate who wants to capture support from the right and left with hopes of mirroring the approach of former mayor Mike Bloomberg,...
NYC to celebrate WNBA champion Liberty with ticker-tape parade
The Liberty are taking Manhattan. A much-anticipated ticker-tape parade for WNBA champions the New York Liberty will flood the Canyon of Heroes Thursday, said Mayor Eric Adams. Adams said in...
No-bid migrant contractor DocGo's successor reaped $450M in NYC taxpayer money
A disaster response company that replaced the controversial DocGo as a migrant services provider for New York City has cost taxpayers more than $450 million over the last year.
Suspect who allegedly stabbed teen he menacingly smiled at is NYC ex-con with 15 prior arrests
Marvin Dupree was nabbed in his native Harlem hours after he stabbed a 19-year-old from behind outside a Centre Street municipal building to answer a summons, authorities said.
Maniac randomly stabs teen near NYC City Hall before flashing eerie smile as victim left in terror
A smirking maniac randomly stabbed a college student in the neck Wednesday morning, leaving the stunned teen “bleeding out” near City Hall in Manhattan. Alan Ryvkin, 19, survived the savage...
'Boring' longtime public servant tapped to fill role of scandal-ridden Adams crony Phil Banks
Chauncey Parker, who has worked nearly 40 years in law enforcement, will take over the deputy mayor for public safety post left vacant after Banks resigned under a cloud of...
NYC top doc to step down months earlier than expected amid City Hall chaos
Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan is jumping off City Hall’s “Titanic” months earlier than planned. The top doc will step down Friday instead of at the year’s end, officials said –...
Adams downplays top adviser's ties to Chinese Communist Party, saying he respects 'diversity'
Mayor Eric Adams downplayed a former close aide's close ties to the Chinese Communist Party because he said he respects "diversity."
Bronx NYCHA tenants make a PACT for a brighter future
Some things in New York City are still getting better: Three Bronx public-housing complexes and one in Harlem have agreed to move to private management, allowing for renovations, repairs and...
Here's what sparked the viral Gracie Mansion fight between two high-ranking NYC officials
The Tuesday night scrap between city Correction Department officials at a Gracie Mansion event was caused by a dispute about a mayoral photo-op.
If Mike Bloomberg won't run for mayor, NYC needs someone like him who will
Michael Bloomberg isn't interested in running for mayor of New York City again, but Gotham needs someone like him at City Hall.
Feds hit NYC Department of Education with subpoena as Adams admin investigations heat up
The legal request issued in recent days sought documents related to Banks and his brother Terence Banks.