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 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…
Speaker Adrienne Adams’s illness is avoiding the rental crisis in NYC
They are both named Adams, both are powerful New York City officials, but only one displays any common sense. Thankfully, he’s the mayor and she’s not. Mayor Eric Adams and…
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…
Kathy Hochul got it half right with her late awakening to slam the brakes on NYC congestion pricing
Gov. Hochul got the point, even as she misses the principle behind it. Still, she’s batting .500, which is damn good for a politician. The governor’s welcome decision to slam…
Adams holding off on Randy Mastro hire ‘out of respect’ for NYC Council amid budget talks: adviser
Mayor Adams has been holding off on formally tapping controversial litigator Randy Mastro to become the city government’s new top lawyer “out of respect” for the City Council as it…
Where to catch Shakespeare performances in NYC this summer
The company of Mobile Unit’s The Comedy of Errors, touring the five boroughs May 2-21 and returning to The Public through June 11. Photo by Peter Cooper/provided Sign up for…
NYC grocers gripe over fruit vendors so close to stores: ‘Pick off our customers’
City grocery-store owners are blasting Big Apple officials for allowing licensed fruit and vegetable vendors on the same block as their shops — in some cases fewer than 30 feet…
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…