Mayor Adams, NYC Council announce deal on $112.4B budget after months of sharp debate
After months of bitter negotiations, Mayor Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced Friday that they’ve agreed in principle to a $112.4 billion spending plan, which adds about $1…
Mayor and Council Speaker reach $112B budget deal that restores many unpopular cuts
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams shake hands on a Fiscal Year 2025 buget deal. Friday, June 28, 2024. Photo by Ethan Stark-Miller Sign up for our…
Mayor Adams says NYC budget will be on time as negotiations with Council go down to the wire
As New York City’s municipal budget negotiations come down to the wire, Mayor Adams and his top spokesman said Tuesday it’ll be on time even as City Council members are…
Mayor Adams’ charter revision panel seeks new limits on NYC Council power
The commission assigned by Mayor Adams to propose changes to New York City’s Charter recommended Monday that there be a significant shift in how the city assesses the fiscal impact…
Texts show how NYC Mayor Adams tried to pacify ‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead in feud with top adviser
For years, Mayor Adams went to extraordinary lengths to privately pacify Lamor Whitehead, as the ex-con-turned-pastor picked fights with his top adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and pressed him for financial and…
NYC mayor defends police response after videos show officers punching pro-Palestinian protesters
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly…
Mayor Adams gives Gov. Hochul pass on remarks about Bronx Black kids not knowing what ‘computer is’
A day after Gov. Hochul said Black kids in the Bronx don’t know the meaning of the word “computer,” Mayor Adams gave her a pass on the gaffe, saying Tuesday…
Atlanta mayor revs up grads at AMSC’s 50th anniversary event
The honorable Andre Dickens helps make Atlanta Metropolitan State College’s commencement exercise a day Class of 2024 will find impossible to forget Source link
Mayor Adams walks back timeline on shuttering unlicensed NYC pot shops
Mayor Adams has for months assured New Yorkers he’d shut down every unlicensed weed shop in New York within 30 days of being granted expanded enforcement powers by the state. But…
UK Conservatives droop a lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being managed by Islamists
LONDON (AP) — The U.Okay.’s governing Conservative Occasion has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being managed by Islamists, as tensions…