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New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a news conference on November 14, 2023, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. In a speech addressed to New Yorkers on Wednesday, […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the media at City Hall on July 30, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York served another round of grand jury subpoenas on Mayor Eric Adams as part of a corruption investigation that has lasted nearly a year, […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday defended the police crackdown on campus protests there, which have become the epicenter of demonstrations around the country against the Israel-Hamas war. “We want to ensure we protect democracy and the right to protest,” Adams told ABC News “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan […]
For the fifth day, pro-Palestinian students occupy a central lawn on the Columbia University campus, on April 21, 2024 in New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the ongoing protests at Columbia University, condemning examples of antisemitism and hate speech in a statement Sunday. […]
Mayor Eric Adams holds a press availability at a news conference Jan. 08, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The sexual assault lawsuit against New York Mayor Eric Adams is “entirely fictitious” and should be dismissed, his defense attorney Alex Spiro wrote in a new court filing. Spiro is assisting […]
Newly arrived migrants receive an afternoon meal from Trinity Services and Food For the Homeless, across from Tompkins Square Park on Jan. 24, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New York City has become a focal point in the national debate on immigration. City officials have stated that more than […]
gio_banfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen hopes to incentivize short-term rental owners to use their units as temporary housing as victims of the wildfires continue to face housing insecurity issues. His proposed bill, if enacted, would amend the County Code to exempt short-term vacation rentals, timeshares, and non-owner-occupied housing from paying […]
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is classifying social media as a “public health hazard” and an “environmental toxin,” saying young people must be protected from “harm” online. “Today, Dr. Ashwin Vasan is issuing a Health Commissioner’s Advisory, officially designating social media as […]
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vetoed a ban on solitary confinement in city jails that was overwhelmingly passed by the city council. He also vetoed legislation to require more transparency on data from the NYPD. “Vetoing this bill will keep those in our custody and our correction […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended temporarily housing migrants in a Brooklyn high school ahead of a winter storm this week, amid backlash over the administration’s handling of the migrant crisis. City officials relocated hundreds of migrants from a shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield, to […]
