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City Makes U-Turn On McGuinness Boulevard Redesign — Again
Wednesday’s reversal marks the third time the city has switched course.
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Early Dismissal: Schools Chancellor David Banks To Step Down Months Ahead Of Schedule
Banks’ sudden departure comes days after the mayor pleaded not guilty in federal court following an indictment on corruption charges.
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Winnie Greco, Mayoral Aide Under Investigation, Steered Adams' Relations With China For Almost A Decade
An investigation by THE CITY underscores how Greco played a pivotal role in coordinating Adams's contacts with the Chinese government.
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Solo Act: Mayor Adams Ditches Coterie Of Confidants In Latest Public Briefing
With diminished swagger and a shrinking circle of supporters, Adams insists business will continue as usual.
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Indictment Casts Shadow On Adams' Pursuit Of Public Matching Funds For Reelection Bid
The federal indictment now overshadows his 2025 campaign’s requests for more matching funds from the Campaign Finance Board.
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Who Will Pay Mayor Eric Adams' Legal Bills?
A reader of THE CITY, Lynn B., asked our newsroom, “Eric Adams is represented by top legal talent. Who is paying them?"
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Timothy Pearson, Combative Eric Adams Aide, Resigns
His departure comes amid a corruption probe and a spiraling crisis for City Hall following Adams’ federal grand jury indictment last week.
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Landmark Green-Wood Cemetery Has A New Job: Protecting Brooklyn From Flooding
In the wake of deadly storms like Hurricane Ida and Helene, new rainwater-absorbing systems turn hundreds of acres into an urban sponge.
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Adams' Deputy Mayor Phil Banks' Ex-Security Firm On No-Bid List For City Contracts
Overwatch Services, formerly owned by Banks is part of a group of companies fast-tracked under a minority-owned business program.
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Police Complaint Panel Struggles To Get Work Done While Missing Members
The Adams administration has repeatedly tried to cut the CCRB’s budget and to implement a hiring freeze at the board.
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Bite By Bite, Migrant Women Help Fuel A Burgeoning Lunch Business At Manhattan Construction Sites
Often living in shelters, they serve as an unregulated sales force for Latin American meals cooked after hours at restaurants and pizzerias.
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What Happens If Eric Adams Resigns? Can He Be Forced Out?
The public advocate is second in line, but he won’t be interim mayor for long. Here’s how things would all shake out.
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Parks Department Readies To Take Over Beach Drone Program
The NYPD rolled out surveillance technology to help rescue drowning swimmers — but hasn’t said yet whether inflatable rafts got deployed.
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MTA Lays Out $68B Big-Ticket Wish List For Transit, Despite Congestion Pricing U-Turn
The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a record $68.4 billion capital improvement program designed to keep the teetering transit system on track.
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Adams's Ex-Legal Counsel Repeatedly Advised Key Aide, Since Raided By FBI, On Migrant Contracts
Mayor Eric Adams’s former top legal counsel, Lisa Zornberg, met with a key mayoral aide Tim Pearson, whose phone was seized by the FBI.
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Number Of City Youth With Nowhere To Sleep At Night Climbs
A new Department of Youth and Community Development report shows hundreds of young people often can't find a shelter bed.
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How NYC Became An AI Industry Hot Spot
Last year, the city ranked behind only San Francisco and San Jose in job listings for generative AI jobs.
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A Tour Of NYC's Mass Burial Site That's Also A Public Park Now
The Parks Department opened up limited visits to Hart Island last fall, as part of its transition into a public park and a burial ground.
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Adams Family Values: A Guide To The Kin And Friends New York City's Mayor Relies On
For Mayor Eric Adams, it’s all in the family — or in a tight-knit group of chosen family and friends that dates back decades.
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Adams Taps Former FBI Official To Lead NYPD
Thomas Donlon had served in the FBI for 31 years, including as its chief of the National Threat Operations Center.
