Mayor Adams seeking dismissal of sex assault lawsuit, citing accuser’s bankruptcy case
Mayor Adams’ attorneys are requesting that a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault be dismissed on the basis that ...
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NYC mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer proposes ban on donations from lobbyists, city contractors
In one of his first major policy announcements, mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer is promising he would seek to ban city ...
Mayor Adams rolls out $114.5B budget bid that mostly avoids cuts as Trump uncertainty looms
Mayor Adams unveiled a $114.5 billion city budget proposal Thursday that largely averts spending cuts and provides several new funding ...
Adams to meet with Trump Friday amid concern over immigration policy, pardon speculation
Mayor Adams is traveling to Florida for a Friday meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his private residence amid concern ...
Mayor Adams’ defense trust nearly $1 million in the red after raising just $2,200 in latest period
Amid mounting legal bills, Mayor Adams’ defense trust is nearly $1 million in the red after raising just over $2,000 ...
Hochul backs key Adams public safety reforms, but not bail reform, in NY State of the State
The public safety policies Gov. Hochul laid out in her State of the State speech Tuesday were likely music to ...
Mayor Adams’ campaign raises $250K in latest period, less than several challengers, after pause
Mayor Adams’ reelection campaign received about $250,000 in donations during the most recent reporting period — significantly less than several ...
NYC Mayor Adams names two top aides to deputy mayor roles
Mayor Adams announced Monday he’s naming two top advisers to deputy mayor positions — a move that comes after one of ...
Jim Walden raises $630K in his mayoral campaign’s first reporting period
Jim Walden, a prominent New York lawyer running for mayor this year on an anti-corruption platform, raised nearly $630,000 for ...
Pastor on Mayor Adams’ Charter Revision Commission resigns amid NYC residency concerns
AR Bernard, a prominent Brooklyn pastor appointed to Mayor Adams’ latest Charter Revision Commission, resigned from the panel Friday after ...
Federal prosecutors say they’ve uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Adams
Federal prosecutors who indicted Mayor Adams on corruption charges last year allege they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” that the ...
Bracing for Trump crackdown on migrants, NYC agencies get refresher on city’s sanctuary laws
The Law Department gave city government agencies a detailed briefing Tuesday on New York’s sanctuary status laws, a move aimed ...
Mayor Adams’ sex assault accuser has declared bankruptcy, is suing NYC over alleged slip-and-fall
Lorna Beach-Mathura, the ex-Transit Police employee accusing Mayor Adams of sexual assault, filed for bankruptcy last summer — and days ...
Adams aide Winnie Greco, ensnared in a federal probe, met often with Chinese government operatives
In the two years before FBI agents raided her homes, Winnie Greco, Mayor Adams’ longtime Asian affairs adviser, regularly met ...
Adams taps new anti-hate crime chief, replacing fired predecessor
Mayor Adams announced Friday he has named a new head of City Hall’s hate crimes prevention office, more than eight ...
NYC Mayor Adams’ legal defense returned 7 of 8 contributions from James Dolan family business
Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust returned seven of eight contributions from Madison Square Garden kingpin James Dolan’s family business within ...
NYC Mayor Adams lawyer reveals ‘recent’ witness grand jury testimony in corruption case
A witness recently testified before the federal grand jury that indicted Mayor Adams on corruption charges this fall, his attorney ...
Mayor Adams’ campaign faces potential ‘breach of certification’ finding over federal corruption case
Citing Mayor Adams’ federal corruption indictment, the city’s election finance watchdog agency is weighing the possibility of finding his campaign ...
Mayor Adams requests pause in corruption case until Jan. 20, same day as Trump’s inauguration
Mayor Adams’ legal team has requested that his federal corruption case be put on ice until Jan. 20, the day ...
Layoffs loom at NYC street homeless outreach groups due to $4M budget cut
Groups on the frontlines of New York City’s street homelessness crisis fear they’ll be forced to lay off dozens of ...
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