Boroughs in Brief
News and notes from New York City, covering all five boroughs in less than five minutes.
Thu, April 17, 2025
NYPD invests in new tech to combat drones used for 'nefarious' purposes
The NYPD’s Counterterrorism Division is investing in new technology to combat what it said is a growing threat to New Yorkers: drones that could be used for “nefarious” purposes, documents reviewed by Gothamist show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 16, 2025
Cuomo Mayoral Campaign Denied Millions in Matching Funds
Plus - Where the Governor and lawmakers still don’t agree on the state budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 15, 2025
NYC preschool pilot program may run out of money
Plus - Mayor Adams visits the Dominican Republic after deadly nightclub roof collapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 14, 2025
Mayor Adams still backs helicopter tourism; Jersey City Mayor Fulop says it has to go.
Plus - Plus- City Council Gears Up for a Sanctuary City Fight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 11, 2025
5 things happening in NYC this weekend
Plus - Locked out of New York City, Airbnb is now the single largest spender in local elections. The following comes from Gothamist and David Brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 10, 2025
Should NYC voters be able to remove Mayor Adams for misconduct?
Plus - The Trump Organization's Bid to Run Wollman Rink Gets Growing Pushback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 09, 2025
The Governor proposes a primary change
NYPD launches an essay contest asking teens to help stop subway surfing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 08, 2025
Unprovoked attacks in subway are front and center in NYC mayor’s race
National Guard soliders and NYPD cops at the turnstiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 07, 2025
Policy change allows NYC to fund pilot programs with little oversight
According to a recent lawsuit, a Policy change allows New York City to fund pilot programs with little oversight. The following comes from Gothamist and Ben Feuerherd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 04, 2025
5 things to do in NYC this weekend
Mayor Eric Adams says he'll run for reelection as an independent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 03, 2025
NYPD Stop-and-Frisks Surged Again in 2024
Plus - New York City subway map gets its first full redesign since 1979 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 02, 2025
NYC lawmakers push ‘super speeder’ bill
Plus - Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 01, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams’ attorney urges federal judge to decide his criminal case this week
Plus - Health Care Costs Could Rise for NYC Employees as City Scrambles for Funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 31, 2025
Working Families Party endorses 4 NYC mayoral candidates
Plus - Eric Adams Has Made Zero Effort to Challenge His Campaign Matching Funds Denial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 28, 2025
5 things to do in NYC this weekend
Plus - A new study estimates that Payday Loan Apps Cost New Yorkers $500 Million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 27, 2025
Would universal after-school help families stay in NYC?
Plus - Wall Street bonuses hit a record high in 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 26, 2025
NYC leaders divided over involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness
Plus - Noise battle puts Forest Hills Stadium summer concerts in question Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 25, 2025
City Contracts Director Resigns Suddenly
Plus - Do gas stoves need warning labels? New York lawmakers resurrect a bill to make it happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 24, 2025
The Governor Digs in on Home Care Switch
MTA plans to hire a $186M consultant to oversee the Second Avenue subway construction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 21, 2025
5 things to do in NYC this weekend
Plus - New York's highest court strikes down noncitizen voting in New York City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 20, 2025
Eric Adams’ Latest Campaign Haul Pales in Comparison to the Competition
Plus - Mayor Adams scoffs at trash can refunds for New York City homeowners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 19, 2025
City Tests New Shelter Rules
Plus - NYC’s crackdown on obscured license plates set to begin in April Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 18, 2025
New Jersey is entering an especially risky wildfire season
Plus - Central Park loop safety redesign is set to kick off with repaving Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 17, 2025
Flu cases are finally dropping in NY
Plus - The Trump Organization Presses the Mayor for rights to the Wollman Ice Rink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 14, 2025
5 things happening in NYC this weekend
Plus - A new report finds Manhattan's median rent hit a record high in February Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 13, 2025
NYPD Commissioner Touts Tougher Discipline for Officers Who Commit Misconduct
Plus - Meow Wolf, the popular interactive art experience, is coming to New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 12, 2025
Hundreds of research grants at Columbia canceled following Trump edict
In the first two months of the Manhattan vehicle tolls that Trump wants to nix, gripes over blasting horns sunk when compared to 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 11, 2025
NJ city's $350M plan to turn historic hospital into luxury housing
How does this sound? A brand new apartment with lower rents than Hoboken or Jersey City, yet still only a half-hour from Manhattan by train, all in a gated complex with restaurants, a rooftop pool and lounge, a park and an ice skating rink outside your front door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 10, 2025
Andrew Cuomo Gets an Endorsement From the City Government Workers’ Union
Plus - The Governor declares state of emergency amid Long Island brush fires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 07, 2025
5 things to do in NYC this weekend...
Plus - NYC to overhaul the Central Park loop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 06, 2025
Mayor Adams fends off Democrats' attacks in House hearing on sanctuary cities
Plus - A State Prison Strike Drags On as Governor Hochul Threatens Firings and Arrests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 05, 2025
Rivals Pile on as Cuomo Enters Mayor’s Race
Plus - New York state Senate Democrats advance bills on workplace protections and wage theft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 04, 2025
Mayor Adams issues social media rules
Plus - A Brooklyn Senior Housing Project is the First to Get on the Green Fast Track Approval Process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 03, 2025
Cuomo officially declares run for NYC mayor
Plus - Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 28, 2025
4 things to do this Weekend in NYC
Plus - Petitioning season puts pressure on would-be mayoral candidates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 27, 2025
A new report finds that one in four New Yorkers lives in poverty
Plus - Inside the push to disbar former Andrew Cuomo; Who at City Hall Is Taking Away Agency Money? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 26, 2025
NYC tries to contain rising threat to affordable housing
Plus - Congestion Pricing is on Track to Fill Transit Funding Gap; Mayoral candidates begin the petitioning process Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 25, 2025
NYC closing Roosevelt Hotel migrant intake center
Plus - Manhattan Buses Got a Bit Faster in First Month of Congestion Pricing; NYPD’s controversial gang tracker is set to face scrutiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 24, 2025
The Governor makes pro-congestion pricing pitch to President Trump
Plus - Affordability, shadows at center of fight over proposed Brooklyn development Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 21, 2025
5 Things to do in NYC This Weekend
Plus - Can Trump legally kill congestion pricing in NYC? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 20, 2025
Trump moves to stop congestion pricing tolls in New York City
Plus - The Justice Department and Mayor Adams face judge's scrutiny in a bid to dismiss his criminal charges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 19, 2025
Governor Hochul Meets Key Leaders to Decide Whether to Fire Mayor Adams
Plus - Judge sets Wednesday hearing in motion to dismiss case against Mayor Eric Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 18, 2025
Three Adams Deputy Mayors Quit
Plus - New Jersey Hurricane Ida survivors face a February deadline for storm relief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 17, 2025
The Barclays Center's controversial history revisited
Plus - Who Is Calling For Eric Adams to Resign or Be Removed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 14, 2025
5 things to do this (Valentine's Day) weekend in NYC
Plus - Worried about guns in NYC? Cars were more likely to kill you in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 13, 2025
Baby girl born on NYC subway train
Plus - Attorney General Pam Bondi announces legal action against New York; Turnstile Armor Is MTA’s Latest Defense Attempt Against Farebeaters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 12, 2025
Efforts to revive Airbnb in NYC are sputtering
Plus - Mayor Adams Claims Vindication in the President's Move to Dismiss his Corruption Case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 11, 2025
NYC slated to get another 267 fast-chargers for electric vehicles
Plus - Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against Mayor Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 10, 2025
Comptroller Audit: City Hall Contracts Lag Got Worse
Plus - Brooklyn residents blanketed by dust want the city's concrete recycling facility shut down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 07, 2025
5 things to do this (Super Bowl) weekend in NYC
Plus - New Jersey drivers say it's harder to park in Upper Manhattan since congestion pricing launched Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 06, 2025
NYC schools brace for deportations
Plus - Why do New York City movie theaters have captions now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 05, 2025
A Mystery Donor Funds $10 Million Campaign Against the Governor's Home Care Plan
Plus - The lithium-ion battery safety bill has been re-introduced; A new poll shows that Support for police on NYC subways cuts across party and racial lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 04, 2025
NY law lets doctors leave their names off abortion pill bottles
Plus - NYC housing officials blame late Section 8 rent payments on federal disarray; Scores of People Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial Are Stuck on Rikers Island Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 03, 2025
Con Ed floats a double-digit hike in NYC's utility rates
Plus - NYPD Car Chases Drop by 66% Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 31, 2025
New Yorkers are getting burned by heating costs
Plus - Budgeting to Avoid ‘Summer of Hell’: Your Guide to the MTA’s Capital Program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 30, 2025
MTA reports dip in fare evasion as NYPD arrests skyrocket in subway system
Plus - The City's count of homeless New Yorkers is underway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 29, 2025
Liberal mayoral candidates ditch 'defund police'
Plus - ICE conducts raid in the Bronx amid immigration crackdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 28, 2025
The city opens applications for e-bike trade-in program for food delivery workers.
Plus - About 150 NY & NJ locals were charged in the Capitol riots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 27, 2025
The ‘fraud’ fueling NYC special education spending
Plus - A New bill would make 'masked harassment' a crime; Council Dems Tap a Brooklyn Party Powerhouse as Board of Elections Commissioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 24, 2025
5 things to do in NYC this weekend
Plus - Can Midtown become the next FiDi? NYC looks to build housing in commercial district. The following comes from Gothamist and David Brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 23, 2025
$400,000 in fire donations remains unspent in the Bronx
Plus - NYC taxi riders with disabilities warn that changes to a city program may mean worse service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 22, 2025
Budget Update: The Governor pitches a school cellphone ban
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is including funding to help school districts secure students’ cellphones as part of her $252 billion state budget proposal released on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 21, 2025
Biden grants presidential pardon to NYC immigrant rights leader
Plus - Mayor Eric Adams attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration; New York City Comptroller Brad Lander now boasts more in his campaign coffers than the embattled incumbent Eric Adams in this year’s race for mayor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 20, 2025
Are judges undermining bail reform?
A new study walks through the numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 17, 2025
4 things happening in NYC this weekend.
Plus - Mayor Adams unveils $115 billion budget, despite uncertainty from Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 16, 2025
The Governor's ‘last, best chance’ to save her political skin
While she never mentioned President-elect Donald Trump by name, New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday addressed head on the cost-of-living and public safety concerns that helped propel him back to the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 15, 2025
The Governor wants a cop on every overnight NYC subway train
Police officers would be aboard every overnight train in New York City for the next six months under a new subway safety plan New York Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 14, 2025
N.Y. state Senate Democrats propose new bills
Plus - New York City public hospital doctors have reached a tentative contract deal, averting a potential strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 13, 2025
NYC Cannabis Store Operators Call for Loan Forgiveness
Plus - Hochul, Adams aligned on Albany priorities like involuntary commitment standard; Macy's Brooklyn store, once an iconic Abraham & Straus, is closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 10, 2025
5 things happening in NYC this weekend
Plus - Thousands of New Apartments on Brooklyn’s Waterfront? Not So Fast, Say Some Local Leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 09, 2025
Comptroller Report: Nonprofit jobs in New York declined over five-year period
Nonprofit organizations in 2022 provided 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, which was a 4.1% decline over a five-year period, according to a report released Wednesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 08, 2025
Prosecutors say Mayor Adams could face more criminal charges
Law enforcement has uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by Mayor Eric Adams, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York said in a new court filing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 07, 2025
New Yorkers say they're eager for safer subways
Manhattan’s congestion pricing tolls launched Sunday with the goal of not only reducing gridlock by pushing drivers into the subways but also using revenue from the fees to pay for repairs to the MTA’s aging infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 06, 2025
Congestion pricing launches in NYC
New York City's congestion pricing tolls turned on just after midnight on Sunday, marking the end of a decades-long push to charge motorists to drive in the busiest parts of Manhattan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 03, 2025
5 things to do this weekend in NYC
Plus - Feds Raid Home of NYPD’s Former Top Uniformed Cop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 27, 2024
NYE in NYC: 6 things to do for the new year
Another year is in the books. Time may be just a construct, and this rock of ours continuously orbits the sun, but New Yorkers sure do turn Earth's annual revolution into a giant celebration. If you're looking to join in the revelry, here are a wide variety of parties to keep the champagne flowing and any worries at bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 23, 2024
NYC Holiday Navigation Guide
Navigating holiday travel in New York City this season requires strategic planning as millions of residents and visitors take to the skies, roads and rails. With record-breaking passenger numbers and extra transit options, here’s what you need to know to avoid stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 20, 2024
4 things happening in NYC this weekend
Plus - The former chief adviser to Mayor Adams is indicted on bribery charges; Hochul signs bill aimed to crack down on 'black market' for restaurant reservations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 19, 2024
5 bills still sitting on the Governor's desk
State lawmakers approved more than 800 bills during this year’s legislative session, and the Democratic governor has already approved 600 and vetoed 100. That leaves Hochul with 106 pieces of legislation to sign or veto in 2024, as of this writing — with a Christmas Eve deadline looming for all but five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 18, 2024
Governor calls for end of Electoral College
Governor Kathy Hochul called for an end to the Electoral College while presiding over New York casting its 28 electoral votes for president and vice president in Albany on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 17, 2024
NYC real estate group sues to stop new broker fee protections for tenants
The powerful lobbying group representing New York City’s real estate industry is suing to block a new law intended to free tenants from paying large upfront broker fees to agents they never hired to represent them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 16, 2024
The Mayor’s Chief Advisor Departs City Hall Abruptly
The longtime Adams aide, who was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in late September, says she is retiring to spend more time with her family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 13, 2024
3 things happening in NYC this weekend
Plus - Governor Hochul signed a bill into law that will require health insurers to cover EpiPens and caps the amount consumers will be required to pay out of pocket at $100 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 12, 2024
Should electric bikes have license plates?
A New York City Council committee was scheduled to hold a hearing with the local transportation department on Wednesday morning to discuss a bill requiring electric bikes, scooters and other motorized vehicles to have license plates and be registered, as the vehicles have exploded in popularity in recent years. Councilmembers were also expected to consider broader street safety and infrastructure issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 11, 2024
NYC schools act ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Rival rallies over proposed relief of restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms faced off at City Hall Park Monday, playing out a live debate in front of the home of the City Council that will ultimately have to pick a side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 10, 2024
A $150M plan to transform 5th Avenue
Plus - Millions of New York state residents could receive “inflation refund” checks of up to $500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 09, 2024
Mayoral candidates weigh in on freezing the rent
Plus: The State Comptroller’s Office is keeping tabs on City Hall — arguing in a new report released Friday the city should be more transparent about publishing data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 06, 2024
5 things to do in NYC this weekend
Plus - New York City and the federal government have approved construction to begin on the Port Authority Bus Terminal replacement in Midtown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 05, 2024
2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Ice Skating Rinks in NYC
Plus - The latest on Mayor Adams' new housing plan and Unsheltered Homeless Youth Population Doubled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 04, 2024
2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Hanukkah and Kwanzaa in NYC
New York City sparkles during the holidays, with festive markets, iconic light displays and celebrations throughout the five boroughs. Whether you're ice skating at Rockefeller Center, shopping for unique gifts or enjoying cultural festivities, here’s your guide to reveling in the holiday spirit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 03, 2024
2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Holiday Light Shows
As the holiday season unfolds, New York City transforms into a dazzling wonderland of festive light displays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 02, 2024
2024 Boroughs Holiday Guide: Tree Lighting Ceremonies
Plus - Trader Joe's suing NYC wine shop for using 'Joe,' encroaching on its brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 28, 2024
5 things to do in NYC this weekend
Light shows, cemetery walks and a New York classic returns for the winter. Here is what to do this weekend in NYC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 27, 2024
Where to take your NYC holiday houseguest...
Plus - Governor Kathy Hochul signed several bills into law regarding public safety on the streets and anti-violence programs for youth, her office announced Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 26, 2024
Borough Groups Oppose Cross-Bronx Expansion Project
More than a dozen community and advocacy groups are joining forces against a $900 million “Five Bridges Project” to “transform” the Cross Bronx Expressway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 25, 2024
City Council to discuss bills expanding mental health support in public schools
City Council members are set to review a legislative package addressing youth mental health in public schools at a committee on mental health, disabilities, and addiction hearing on Monday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 22, 2024
Mayor Adams, NYC Council strike last-minute deal on sweeping housing plan amid historic crisis
Mayor Eric Adams is agreeing to unlock $5 billion in city funding to secure a deal on his sweeping housing plan, according to three city officials with direct knowledge of the arrangement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 21, 2024
NYC's new police commissioner
Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch will become New York City's new police commissioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 20, 2024
How parents and officials hope to bring New York universal child care over 5 years
As families continue to flee New York City over child care costs, a parent-led advocacy group is releasing a five-year proposal calling for free statewide universal child care for children as young as six weeks old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 19, 2024
New York City under 'drought warning' for first time since 2002
New York City has elevated its “drought watch” to a “drought warning” amid ongoing record dry conditions in the five boroughs, officials said Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 18, 2024
MTA plans to raise NYC's congestion pricing toll to $15 in 2031
The MTA plans ramp up Manhattan’s congestion pricing tolls to $15 in 2031 — a sharp increase from the $9 charge Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 15, 2024
What's happening in NYC this weekend...
Plus - Governor Hochul plans to relaunch the MTA’s congestion pricing program with a $9 base toll for passenger cars — marking a 40% reduction from the price previously approved by the MTA — according to four sources briefed on the governor’s plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 14, 2024
No more broker fees for NYC renters
The New York City Council approved new legislation on Wednesday that will eliminate hefty upfront broker fees for most renters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 13, 2024
Majority of New Yorkers want Adams to resign
Plus - Dry winds in NY and NJ keep wildfires burning throughout the region; Bill to End Forced Rental Broker Fees Goes to Council Vote With Near Veto-Proof Support; New York City issues Code Blue as temperatures set to tumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 12, 2024
New Yorkers on the Trump transition team (so far...)
The Trump transition has begun and we have a few names from New York have made the list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 11, 2024
Mayor Adams' girlfriend retires amid a ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation
The mayor’s girlfriend, who received a significant promotion and a roughly $50,000 raise after Adams took office in 2022, ended work on November 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 06, 2024
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand cruises to reelection in New York
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand glided to re-election on Tuesday, easily winning another six-year term as the junior senator from New York over longshot Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, a retired NYPD detective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 05, 2024
NYC breaks record with more than 1 million New Yorkers voting early
More than 1 million New York City residents voted early in this week’s high-stakes election — a new record, according to city officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 04, 2024
Mayor Adams’ corruption trial set for April 2025
Mayor Adams’ historic corruption trial will start in late April 2025 — just over two months before he’s set to face off against multiple challengers in next summer’s Democratic mayoral primary." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 01, 2024
Former Governor referred to prosecutors by GOP House panel.
A Republican-led congressional panel on the COVID-19 pandemic has referred former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice for possible prosecution for allegedly lying at a closed-door hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 31, 2024
Top NYC City Hall officials got double-digit pay hikes
Some of Mayor Adams’ top advisers received pay increases this year that pushed their salaries above his, including David Banks, the since-resigned schools chancellor whose wage bump made him the highest-paid city government employee over at least the last decade, new payroll data shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 30, 2024
NYC Democrats upset Mayor Adams’ Trump defense undermines key Harris message
Democratic politicians in New York grew increasingly angry with Mayor Adams on Monday after he suggested it’s wrong to call Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a “fascist” — a stance the mayor took before the ex-president’s weekend rally in Manhattan, where speakers made racist remarks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 29, 2024
FDNY to host national symposium on e-bike lithium-ion battery fires
Firefighters from across the country will join federal Homeland Security Department officials at the FDNY Fire Academy this week for a two-day deep dive on how to better tackle the scourge of deadly lithium-ion battery fires, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 28, 2024
Mayor Adams says Trump is not a ‘fascist’
Mayor Adams defended Donald Trump Saturday against recent bombshell allegations by a former White House aide that the former president is a “fascist” who said positive things about Adolf Hitler and his Nazi generals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 25, 2024
What to know about Mayor Adams' traffic camera contract
Mayor Adams’ administration recently carved out part of a citywide traffic camera contract in a way that stands to benefit a firm whose president is an ex-top aide to Phil Banks — Adams’ former public safety deputy who’s entangled in a federal corruption probe, according to city records and sources familiar with the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 24, 2024
NYC Mayor Adams says reelection bid won’t be derailed
Mayor Adams said he would still run for reelection even if the city’s Campaign Finance Board rules he’s not eligible for matching funds — a huge potential hit to his campaign warchest as he faces several mayoral challengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 23, 2024
More than 700 New Yorkers signed up for the ‘City of Yes’ housing plan hearing
Hundreds of New Yorkers are signed up to share their views at a marathon City Council hearing Tuesday reviewing the Adams administration’s sweeping “City of Yes” plan, which aims to boost the city’s housing supply by overhauling decades-old zoning regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 22, 2024
Mayor Adams’ office scraps online engagement form for elected officials
Mayor Adams has discontinued a controversial policy requiring local elected officials to seek permission via an online engagement form before speaking with senior officials in his administration about a range of issues, according to two sources directly familiar with the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 21, 2024
Federal prosecutors oppose Mayor Adams’ motion to dismiss bribery count
Mayor Adams might think it’s “common” to accept tens of thousands of dollars in benefits to pressure a city agency, but it is “nonetheless illegal,” federal prosecutors argued Friday in opposing the mayor’s motion to toss a bribery count in his sweeping corruption case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 18, 2024
Who is Melissa Aviles-Ramos, the incoming chancellor of NYC public schools?
The nation’s largest school district has a new leader. On Wednesday, Melissa Aviles-Ramos takes the reins from David Banks, who served as chancellor of the New York City Public Schools since the start of Mayor Adams’ administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 17, 2024
Who will pay the lawyers amid Mayor Adams’ indictment
Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust received less than $100,000 in donations over the past three months, a sharp downturn in fundraising that raises questions about how he’ll be able to afford his high-priced team of lawyers as he faces a federal corruption indictment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 16, 2024
NYC Department of Investigation reeling from staff shortage
The New York City Department of Investigation’s staffing levels are so low that employees can’t go on vacation without “significant disruptions” to the agency’s work — a problem that’s becoming especially dire amid various corruption probes into Mayor Adams’ administration, according to a letter obtained by the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 15, 2024
Hochul satisifed with high-level resignations in Adams administration
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Monday she is satisfied with the avalanche of high-level resignations from Mayor Adams’ senior ranks after she urged him to clean house, the strongest endorsement she’s given Adams since the a federal corruption indictment against him dropped late last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 14, 2024
NYC Mayor Adams fundraiser drew cash from ‘Turkish Trump’
A real estate developer who calls himself “Turkish Trump” was among a group of businessmen who gave money to Mayor Adams’ reelection campaign as part of a 2023 fundraiser that’s emerging as a focus in the federal corruption case against the mayor, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 11, 2024
Interim NYPD Commissioner expected to step down, Jessica Tisch in line for job: sources
Embattled NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon is expected to vacate his post as early as Friday after his background check hit a snag — and the city’s current Sanitation Department boss, Jessica Tisch, is seen as the top contender to replace him, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 10, 2024
Lawsuit: NYC Dept. of Education failing to help students with emotional disabilities attend classes
New York City families are suing the nation’s largest school district for failing to help their children who struggle to find the will to attend school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 09, 2024
NYC crime drops for ninth straight month
Serious crime dipped 3% in September, the ninth straight month with a decrease, the NYPD said Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 08, 2024
NYC Deputy Mayor Phil Banks resigns
Phil Banks, Mayor Adams’ top public safety deputy and longtime friend, resigned over the weekend, the latest senior City Hall official to step down after becoming embroiled in federal corruption investigations that are rocking the administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 07, 2024
HBCU-focused high school coming to NYC
A new high school is coming to southeast Queens where students can earn credits through an early college program — for the first time in New York City’s history, offered by a historically Black university. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 04, 2024
Mayor Adams real estate honcho had phone seized at JFK: sources
Jesse Hamilton, a former state senator now in charge of the city’s massive real estate portfolio, had his cellphone taken last week by state investigators at Kennedy Airport at the same time as they seized devices from Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Adams’ chief adviser, three sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 03, 2024
Mayor Adams may face more charges in sweeping corruption probe
Mayor Adams may face more charges in his historic federal corruption case for allegedly selling his political influence to Turkish powerbrokers in a years-long conspiracy — along with several others in his orbit “likely” to be indicted, prosecutors divulged in court Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 02, 2024
Mayor Adams accuses feds of leaking information about criminal investigation
Mayor Adams’ defense team on Tuesday accused Justice Department prosecutors of leaking information about the criminal investigation leading to his indictment on corruption charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 01, 2024
Mayor Adams files motion to dismiss in federal corruption indictment
Mayor Adams moved to dismiss a bribery count against him in his federal corruption indictment Monday, describing the allegations as “extraordinarily vague” and claiming the sweeping case brought by Manhattan prosecutors is based largely on the word of a disgruntled ex-staffer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 30, 2024
Mayor Adams federal corruption indictment alleges pattern of deception to conceal contributions, bribes
It was a moment of high drama. Federal agents stopped Mayor Eric Adams on the street on November 5th and took his cell phones. As word of the seizure emerged November 10th, Adams declared he had “nothing to hide.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 27, 2024
What would happen if Mayor Adams is removed or resigns?
Questions about what’s next for Mayor Adams intensified Thursday after he was indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud and foreign campaign donations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 26, 2024
Mayor Adams indicted in federal investigation
The Adams administration’s “City of Yes” housing plan, aimed at tackling the ongoing affordability crisis by loosening outdated zoning restrictions to allow for “a little more housing” in every neighborhood, overcame a critical hurdle Wednesday with approval by the City Planning Commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 25, 2024
NYC Schools Chancellor plans to resign amid federal investigation
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, the hand-picked head of the nation’s largest school district and a long-time family friend of Mayor Adams, is expected to resign amid a federal corruption investigation, PIX11 reported Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 24, 2024
Kamala Harris will skip Al Smith dinner in New York
Vice President Kamala Harris will skip the Al Smith dinner next month in New York, her campaign announced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 23, 2024
New Interim NYPD Police Commissioner Donlon says feds raided his homes
Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon said late Saturday the feds raided his homes and seized materials from two decades ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 20, 2024
NYPD appoints First Amendment protest supervisor
The Daily News reported last year that a never-released internal NYPD report painted a damning picture of how police handled the protests that started two days after Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020, by police in Minneapolis. There were nearly 1,400 arrests, scores of allegations of police brutality, numerous instances of rioting and looting and more than 400 cops assaulted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 19, 2024
Adams offers different response to questions about probes
Mayor Adams offered a somewhat different response Tuesday to questions about the swirl of federal investigations touching his administration, letting the press know he’s growing weary of continuous updates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 18, 2024
Details on the city’s annual management report
Murders are down, but traffic deaths are up and emergency teams are taking longer to respond to calls, according to the city’s annual management report, released Monday by Mayor Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 17, 2024
Advocates release priorities to overhaul New York school aid formula
As New York reviews how it allocates state aid to local school districts for the first time in years, more than 100 advocacy groups are coalescing around a handful of key changes they’d like to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 16, 2024
Mayor Adams’ administration facing serious questions after FBI raids
The flurry of federal investigative activity last week — with feds seizing the electronics of five of the mayor’s most senior officials — sent tremors through City Hall, raising questions about how they would affect Mayor Adams’ ability to govern effectively and offering new fodder for a growing roster of opponents as he heads into a mayoral election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 13, 2024
NYPD Police Commissioner resigns amid federal investigation
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban submitted his resignation Thursday, telling fellow cops he made the decision out of concern he’d become “a distraction” if he stayed put in the wake of his cell phone being seized by federal authorities as part of a sprawling corruption investigation that has ensnared the upper echelons of Mayor Adams’ administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 12, 2024
9/11 survivors sue NYC over long-sealed Ground Zero environmental studies
After being repeatedly stonewalled for pivotal data on the toxins that hovered over lower Manhattan following the terror attacks, attorneys for 9/11 survivors are suing for the never-released studies and documents created more than two decades ago — but New York City continues to stall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 11, 2024
Mayor Adams pulls Randy Mastro’s nomination for top lawyer job
Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ controversial corporation counsel nominee, removed his name from consideration for the city government’s top lawyer post late Tuesday — and blasted the City Council for subjecting him to a confirmation hearing he called “anything but fair.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 10, 2024
FDNY firefighters urge Congress to fund long-term care for 9/11-related illnesses
As the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 approaches, FDNY firefighters are making what they hope will be their final plea to Congress for long-term healthcare funding for first responders suffering from illnesses linked to toxic exposure at Ground Zero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 09, 2024
Brother of top NYC official who is ensnared in federal probe has clients with city contracts
Plus, two reporters from the Times and Post were ousted from NYPD headquarters media trailer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 06, 2024
FBI raids homes of Adams administration officials, feds seize electronic devices
Plus, New York City suspends drilling around Queens-Midtown Tunnel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 05, 2024
New York City opens 24 new public school buildings this fall
On the first day of school Thursday, more than 11,000 New York City children will head into new buildings — in the largest school construction expansion in two decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 04, 2024
Former Governor Hochul aide charged with working as agent of China
Linda Sun, a former aide to Gov. Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been arrested alongside her husband for working as an agent of China a month and a half after the feds raided their $3.6 million home in Manhasset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 03, 2024
NYC to pay $12M to former Wall Street trader paralyzed in 2020 police shooting
New York City has agreed to pay $12 million to a former Wall Street trader paralyzed in a June 2020 pandemic-era police-involved shooting in Manhattan’s East Village, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 02, 2024
Judge orders NYC to make all new taxis wheelchair-accessible
Plus, a driver hits four cars and two pedestrians in a Brooklyn hit-and-run spree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 30, 2024
MTA showcases stepped-up fare enforcement on buses
The MTA cracked down on fare jumpers on 41 bus lines Thursday, the latest high-profile enforcement push to stem fare evasion on city transit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 29, 2024
Sarah Palin granted new defamation trial against NY Times
Sarah Palin was granted a new defamation trial against The New York Times on Wednesday after a federal appeals court found “several major issues” tainted the first one in February 2022 – including jurors learning the judge had dismissed the case from breaking news alerts during their deliberations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 28, 2024
Mayor Adams backs off proposed NYC school cellphone ban
Mayor Adams dialed back plans for a cell phone ban in New York City public schools, saying it may not happen this school year — just two months after the schools chancellor announced changes were imminent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 28, 2024
Back-up for Brooklyn families shut out of afterschool won’t be solution for all
State officials are offering south Brooklyn families shut out of free afterschool programs a back-up plan, though not all will qualify, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 27, 2024
Governor holds campus safety meeting with hundreds of New York college leaders
New York State officials are conducting a review of college safety plans as pro-Palestinian protests start to resume at some campuses, Gov. Hochul announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 26, 2024
Mayor Adams’ lawyer calls sexual assault claim ‘fictitious’
An attorney for the ex-city employee accusing Mayor Adams of sexual assault threatened to sue the mayor’s lawyer for defamation during a contentious court hearing on Friday, where the two sides traded barbs and accused each other of withholding information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 23, 2024
Afterschool programs lose state funding and Brooklyn families desperate for help
With just weeks until the start of school, families in southern Brooklyn are scrambling to find free after-school options, after the state unceremoniously pulled funding from multiple neighborhood programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 23, 2024
NYC landlord used fake repair scheme to overcharge tenants
A group of uptown Manhattan tenants filed a lawsuit Thursday that alleges their landlord engaged in a “systemic” scheme to raise their rents beyond the legal limit by claiming credit for fictitious building repairs — a case advocates say points to a need for stronger state housing law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 22, 2024
More Migrant Families are Subject to 60-Day Shelter Limit
New York City is significantly expanding its 60-day limits to shelters where the bulk of migrant families are staying but until now had been spared eviction, the Adams administration confirmed Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 22, 2024
Documents show UAE paid for Adams adviser’s visit
The United Arab Emirates’ government paid as much as $5,000 for Joel Eisdorfer, then a senior City Hall adviser to Mayor Adams, to visit the Middle Eastern country for a summit in February, newly released documents show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 21, 2024
Mayor Adams unfazed over not being given speaking slot at DNC
Mayor Adams told reporters Tuesday he didn’t ask for a speaking slot at this week’s Democratic National Convention and that there are no sour grapes between him and party leaders over the fact that he wasn’t offered one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 21, 2024
Mayor Adams has not been told he’s a target of FBI Turkish campaign probe
Mayor Adams’ top attorney at City Hall said Tuesday that neither the mayor nor anyone working in his government office have been told they are targets of a federal investigation into his 2021 campaign’s ties to Turkey’s government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 20, 2024
George Santos pleads guilty to charges of money laundering, identity theft and fraud
Former Republican Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to 23 counts of a superseding federal indictment on Monday, putting an end to the notorious fabulist’s legal battles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 19, 2024
NYC Council approves $500M East Bronx rezoning plan
A $500 million plan to drastically rezone a swath of the East Bronx secured final approval from the City Council this week, paving the way for significant infrastructure upgrades in the area as well as the construction of some 7,000 new apartments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 19, 2024
NYC Mayor Adams believes he ‘did nothing wrong’ after being subpoenaed in FBI probe
In the wake of revelations that he was personally subpoenaed by federal prosecutors investigating him and his campaign, Mayor Adams said Friday he believes evidence collected as part of the probe will show he “did nothing wrong.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 16, 2024
NYC Council Speaker still unsure about the mayor's top lawyer nomination
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Thursday she still hasn’t made up her mind whether to support or oppose Mayor Adams’ nomination of controversial litigator Randy Mastro to become his administration’s next top attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 15, 2024
Mayor Adams heading to DNC to talk immigration
Mayor Adams is heading to Chicago next week for the Democratic National Convention — and hopes the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, will take time at the event to talk about the country’s migrant crisis despite ongoing sensitivity in the party around the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 14, 2024
Court ruling kicks RFK Jr. off New York State ballot
Robert Kennedy Jr. on Monday lost his bid to appear as an independent presidential candidate on the New York State ballot after a judge’s ruling found the residency claims “preposterous.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 13, 2024
Robert Tucker appointed new FDNY commissioner
Robert Tucker, a committed philanthropist with deep roots in civic service and strong ties to public safety, was appointed as New York City’s 35th FDNY commissioner on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 12, 2024
NYC Mayor Adams gets latest rat infestation ticket tossed
Mayor Adams, who has focused heavily on rodent extermination efforts across the city, got a $300 ticket thrown out this week that alleged a rat infestation is persisting at his Brooklyn property. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 09, 2024
NYC starts applying for more preschool special ed classes
New York City has started applying for new preschool special education classes, after advocates sounded the alarm about young children with disabilities who could be shut out of the program on the first day of school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 08, 2024
NYC wasted millions in migrant spending
The medical services company with a nearly half-billion-dollar contract to feed, house and care for thousands of migrants in New York City overcharged the city by millions for vacant hotel rooms and security guards, according to an audit released Tuesday by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 07, 2024
NYC gets state funding to help homeowners build unconventional apartments on their properties
New York State is providing a fresh infusion of $4 million for a grant program that helps city homeowners build unconventional forms of apartment units on their properties, Mayor Adams announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 06, 2024
Adams blames coverage of improperly documented campaign spending on ‘leaked’ report
Mayor Adams blamed the city’s independent election watchdog agency Monday for stirring up “a lot of sensationalism” by releasing a draft audit that found his 2021 campaign failed to properly document $2.3 million in spending, among other alleged violations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 05, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he once dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park
Plus, five men were stabbed and slashed in a bloody Queens bar brawl late Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 02, 2024
MTA projects budget deficit amid fare evasion, congestion pricing confusion
Persistent fare evasion and a decline in real estate tax revenues were on track to land the MTA’s day-to-day operating budget in a $428 million deficit in 2027, with a $469 million deficit projected for 2028, the transit agency said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 01, 2024
Adams administration says 750 NYC smoke shops shuttered so far in crackdown on illicit weed
Roughly 750 smoke shops have been shuttered across the five boroughs in the three months since Mayor Adams’ administration launched a crackdown on unlicensed weed peddlers, city and state officials announced Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 31, 2024
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander announces 2025 Mayoral run
City Comptroller Brad Lander announced Tuesday he’s running against Mayor Adams in next year’s primary election, making him the first candidate to officially declare a challenge against the incumbent mayor and teeing up an unusual matchup between two high-profile elected officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 30, 2024
Mayor Adams touts housing gains in NYC as critics push back
Mayor Adams and top administration officials announced Monday that the city financed the preservation and construction of nearly 29,000 affordable and public housing units over the last year — a 12% increase over last year when the city funded more than 26,000 such units. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 29, 2024
Mayor Adams' emergency order
Mayor Adams killed several components of a new law meant to ban solitary confinement in city jails in an emergency order Saturday, just one day before it was set to take effect, officials said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 26, 2024
Lawsuits say NY Gov. Hochul had no right to stop MTA congestion pricing plan
Congestion pricing supporters filed two lawsuits against Gov. Hochul Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, arguing her “indefinite pause” violated New York state law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 25, 2024
Insurance giant seeks to question Adams adviser in ‘money laundering’ lawsuit
One of the country’s largest auto insurance companies is seeking to question Frank Carone, Mayor Adams’ political confidante, as part of a civil lawsuit alleging corporate entities Carone co-founded were involved in orchestrating a sprawling “money laundering scheme,” court papers reveal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 24, 2024
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez resigning from office
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is resigning from office August 20th following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 23, 2024
New Yorkers on Biden bowing out of presidential race: ‘The right thing for the country’
After President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek reelection in 2024, New Yorkers weighed in with mixed emotions — and relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 22, 2024
New York pols react as Biden drops out of 2024 race
President Biden announced Sunday he will not seek reelection in 2024, sparking a flurry of reactions from prominent New York politicians just four months before Election Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 19, 2024
Two state maximum security prisons to close in November
The Hochul administration will close two upstate New York maximum security prisons citing a continuing overall drop in the incarcerated population, cost savings, staffing shortages and authorization from the state Legislature in its latest budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 18, 2024
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh explains why she’s stepping down
Outgoing FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is leaving the department to focus on family and friends, which she says she neglected as the head of the country’s largest fire department, she explains in an online essay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 17, 2024
What happens to Senator Robert Menendez’s seat after guilty verdict?
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez Tuesday declined to resign from the Senate after his conviction on federal bribery and corruption charges, raising major questions about what will happen to his seat, which is likely to stay in Democratic hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 16, 2024
Scott Stringer appears primed to challenge Adams with mayoral run
In a sign the 2025 mayoral race may well be contested, former city Comptroller Scott Stringer told the Daily News he’s raised approximately $425,000 in donations for a potential primary run against Mayor Adams — an amount that could grow to about $2.1 million once matching funds are factored in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 15, 2024
An increasing number of NYPD cops are citing the Bible to keep their beards
Scores of NYPD officers have turned to the Bible to avoid shaving off their beards, police sources said. A recent edict that cops dress neater banned beards, but allowed for both religious and medical accommodations. Now, an untold number of cops — the NYPD could not provide statistics — have said their religious rights would be violated were they forced to go clean-shaven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 12, 2024
NYC Comptroller poised to formally announce mayoral campaign
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is preparing to announce an election-year run against Mayor Adams within the next two weeks, several political sources revealed to the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 11, 2024
Rudy Giuliani warned by judge at chaotic bankruptcy hearing
Rudy Giuliani was warned by a judge to keep his mouth shut Wednesday after the ex-mayor interrupted an opposing lawyer at his chaotic bankruptcy hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 10, 2024
NYC’s deputy chancellor of early childhood education stepping down
New York City’s head of early childhood education is out after a tenure pockmarked by backlash to 3-K budget cuts and workplace tensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 09, 2024
Chancellor Banks’ former chief of staff to return to Education Department as deputy chancellor
Melissa Aviles-Ramos, Chancellor David Banks’ last chief of staff, is taking over as deputy chancellor for family engagement and external affairs — after the schools head tapped outgoing Deputy Chancellor Kenita Lloyd last week as his next right hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 08, 2024
Legal challenges slowing campaign to shutter unlicensed NYC cannabis shops
After being held out as an example of how a new state law was allowing NYC to quickly stamp out unlicensed cannabis shops, New City Smoke Shop in downtown Manhattan is back up and running as errors in execution and legal challenges hamper efforts to shut down thousands of weed shops, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 04, 2024
Schools Chancellor taps NYC schools point-person on parent tensions as chief of staff
A Delta Airlines flight destined for Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing at JFK International Airport early Wednesday after passengers were given rotten food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 03, 2024
Mayor Adams backs decision not to fire the cop who lied about getting COVID vaccine.
Mayor Adams defended NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban’s decision to save the job of a police officer who admitted to submitting a phony COVID vaccination card and then lying about it, saying Tuesday the cop in question ultimately suffered a “huge penalty.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 02, 2024
Mayor Adams takes victory lap over NYC budget reversing his library cuts
Mayor Adams took a victory lap Monday over the adoption of a municipal budget that reversed his controversial cuts to the city public library systems, vexing City Council members who argued it’s disingenuous for him to celebrate the rollback of spending reductions he long advocated for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 01, 2024
NYC Council passes $112.4 billion budget in down-to-the-wire vote
With just hours left on the deadline clock, the New York City Council on Sunday voted to approve a $112.4 billion budget that restores almost all of the cuts proposed by Mayor Adams and adds about $1 billion to what he proposed in April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 28, 2024
Most state Assembly incumbents from NYC poised to keep seats after Tuesday primaries
"Initial results of several hotly-contested state Assembly primaries offered a view Tuesday night into which way the political winds are blowing for New York City Democrats — with most incumbents holding onto their seats and maintaining the status quo." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 27, 2024
NYC poised to ban student cellphone use during the school day
New York City is poised to impose strict limits on cell phone use in local public schools, as restrictions on their use gain traction across the country, Schools Chancellor David Banks indicated Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 26, 2024
The Mayor shrugs off NYC teachers union
Mayor Adams shrugged off news Tuesday that the city teachers union no longer supports his controversial effort to enroll retired municipal workers in a Medicare Advantage plan, saying he’s confident his team will “resolve” the matter and that everything’s “going to be fine.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 25, 2024
City public schools launching new division aimed at migrants, students with disabilities
New York City public schools will launch a division to better serve the city’s growing populations of English learners and students with disabilities, and push for more standardization how math is taught, education officials announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 24, 2024
Too much weed: NYC Sheriffs stowing seized pot anywhere they can
City deputy sheriffs have seized so much cannabis from unlicensed pot shops amid a crackdown that the agency’s offices have become a weed wonderland, with pot stowed in every free nook and cranny they can find, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 21, 2024
Governor Hochul signs restrictions on teens’ social media feeds into law
Governor Hochul signed legislation Thursday with the goal of reducing the harmful effects of social media on New York’s children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 20, 2024
Legal weed sales up in N.Y. amid crackdown on unlicensed shops
Plus, scorching temperatures making life miserable for millions from Midwest to New England Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 19, 2024
City Comptroller files open records request for detail on Hochul congestion pricing reversal
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander wants to know what sparked Gov. Hochul’s about-face on congestion pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 18, 2024
NYC Mayor Adams backs mask ban
Mayor Adams on Monday reiterated his support for a ban on face masks proposed last week by Governor Kathy Hochul, but he did not say how such a ban should account for people wearing masks out of medical necessity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 17, 2024
NYC Campaign Finance Board backs expanding straw donor enforcement powers
The head of New York City’s Campaign Finance Board voiced support Friday for a number of City Council bills that would expand the watchdog entity’s straw donor enforcement powers amid ongoing issues and investigations related to Mayor Adams’ campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 14, 2024
Texts show how NYC Mayor Adams tried to pacify ‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead in feud with top adviser
Plus, Taylor Swift exhibit opens in Jersey shore town where she used to summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 13, 2024
NYC getting $27M in settlement against e-cig maker Juul
New York City will receive $27 million as part of a year-old settlement against Juul Labs, the controversial purveyor of vape pens that was ordered to pay out a total of $462 million as part of a court deal in April 2023, city and state leaders announced Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 12, 2024
Broker fee battle touches off City Hall rally controversy
The battle over whether to shift broker fees from renters to landlords is landing on the City Hall steps Wednesday, but only after some behind-the-scenes intrigue forced one group off that coveted piece of New York City real estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 11, 2024
Governor Hochul adds doula care to Medicaid, expands paid prenatal leave
Governor Hochul moved Monday to fund doula care and paid time off for expectant mothers before they give birth as she unveiled an $8 million plan for a new maternal health center in the Bronx. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 10, 2024
Governer Hochul's congestion pricing flip-flop panned as political gambit for suburban N.Y. congressional seats
Governor Hochul’s controversial decision to indefinitely delay the long-awaited Manhattan congestion pricing plan is being seen in Washington, D.C. as a political panic move to boost Democratic hopes of retaking the House of Representatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 07, 2024
NYC Council votes to expand ‘advice and consent’ oversight of mayoral hires in face of Adams objections
The City Council voted by a wide margin Thursday to expand its ability to block top mayoral hires, teeing up another potential veto battle with Mayor Adams, whose team has sharply criticized the move as a power grab that’d hamper municipal government operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 06, 2024
Governor Hochul halts NYC congestion pricing
In an abrupt about-face, Governor Hochul directed the MTA to abandon congestion pricing Wednesday, less than four weeks before the tolling program was set to kick into gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 05, 2024
Mayor Adams praises Biden’s new border policy
Mayor Adams praised President Biden on Tuesday for his executive order capping the number of migrants who can be let into the U.S. and said he’s ready to offer “whatever they need” toward the Biden campaign’s re-election efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 04, 2024
Mayor Adams agrees to reverse $127M in school cuts
As part of ongoing budget negotiations with the City Council, Mayor Adams has agreed to stave off some of his most controversial education cuts, including a large funding reduction for public schools with declining enrollment, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News late Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 03, 2024
Cuomo amping up rhetoric taking aim at NYC problems amid talk of mayoral run in 2025
If anyone doubted that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking direct aim at Mayor Adams, an upcoming radio show appearance might dispel that notion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 31, 2024
NYC bracing for another round of Canadian wildfire smoke this summer
NYC bracing for another round of Canadian wildfire smoke this summer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 30, 2024
Mayor Adams still looking into revoking Sean “Diddy” Combs key to the city
As investigators reportedly prepare to bring Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers before a federal grand jury, Mayor Adams said Wednesday that his team is still “in the process of looking into” taking back the key to the city he gave to the embattled rap impresario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 29, 2024
NYC Health Department to rely on donations for research journals amid budget cuts
New York City’s top health officials will have access to fewer than two dozen medical research journals, as the department has turned to outside funding for research articles following Adams administration budget cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 28, 2024
NYC relaxes lifeguard test as staff shortages force closures of some beach stretches
Mayor Adams announced Friday that his administration is relaxing some test requirements for lifeguards in a bid to address staff shortages in their ranks that are expected to force swaths of city beaches to stay closed this holiday weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 27, 2024
Cuomo hitting up key unions as he lays the groundwork for potential NYC mayoral run
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo has quietly been reaching out to politically-influential labor leaders a move being seen by many as a clear sign the disgraced governor’s plans to engineer a comeback are picking up steam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 24, 2024
NYC Council introduces bill to expand oversight of mayoral hires amid City Hall power struggle
Plus, City EMTs, paramedics meet people they saved at annual ‘Second Chance’ celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 23, 2024
Labor leaders say Kathryn Garcia making potential NYC mayoral run rounds, but Garcia denies it
Plus: NYPD seizes hundreds of vehicles in ‘ghost car’ crackdown and city councilmembers urge Eric Adams to rescind Diddy’s key to the city Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 22, 2024
The top things to watch during 2024 Jets OTAs this spring
We're bringing you a special story today from our sports desk. Here's what you need to know as the Jets start their OTAs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 22, 2024
Donald Trump won’t testify at hush money trial as defense rests its case
Donald Trump won’t testify at hush money trial as defense rests its case; Rana Abbasova, Adams aide whose home was raided, is cooperating with feds’ campaign finance probe; New York State Senate to pass e-bike fire safety bill package Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 21, 2024
Rudy Giuliani served indictment at 80th birthday party ...and more news
Sen. Menendez bribery trial reveals N.J. businessman’s sweetheart halal meat deal with Egypt; Adams plans review of NYPD response to Brooklyn pro-Palestinian rally after cops punched protesters; Rudy Giuliani served Arizona indictment papers for election fraud scheme at 80th birthday party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 17, 2024
City Council members comply with Speaker Adams’ ban on desk signs
No City Council members affixed signs to their desks during the chamber’s full meeting Thursday, complying with a directive from Speaker Adrienne Adams aimed at curtailing use of the historic pieces of furniture for messaging about the Israel-Hamas war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 16, 2024
City Council pushes for more spending on affordable housing in Adams budget
The New York City Council is doubling down on a push to better fund affordable housing in the city budget, a position fueled by the release of a report that found construction of new affordable housing units could plummet without more investment from the Adams administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 15, 2024
NYC shutters 75 illicit weed shops in first week of crackdown
Seventy-five illegal weed shops were shuttered in the first week of the Adams administration’s “Operation Padlock” crackdown on illicit marijuana sales in the city, officials announced Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 14, 2024
Council members offered private meets with Randy Mastro as Adams pushes to make him top NYC lawyer
Mayor Adams’ office recently started setting up one-on-one meetings between City Council members and Randy Mastro, an ex-federal prosecutor whose expected nomination as the city government’s next top lawyer has drawn intense pushback, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 13, 2024
Governor Hochul vows reform, leadership shakeup at Office of Cannabis Management
New York State’s much-maligned Office of Cannabis Management will get new leadership and streamline its torpid permitting process for retailers, Gov. Hochul said Friday, moving to address failures that have allowed a sprawling illegal marijuana market to emerge in the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 10, 2024
NYC bungled shelter-stay limits for migrant families
New York City rolled out shelter-stay limits for migrant families in a “haphazard” way — without adequate policies or effective case management — Comptroller Brad Lander said Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 09, 2024
Department of Investigation launches probe into NYPD officials’ social media use
The city’s Department of Investigation has launched a probe into accusations that top NYPD officials flouted local laws by thumbing out what have been criticized as politically charged social media posts, a spokeswoman for the watchdog agency told the Daily News on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 08, 2024
Judge knocks New York abortion rights measure off fall ballot
An upstate New York judge Tuesday knocked an abortion rights measure off the fall ballot on procedural grounds, dealing a blow to Democrats who hoped it would energize supporters and boost voter turnout in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 07, 2024
Mayor Adams traveling to Rome, will meet with Pope Francis
Mayor Adams is heading to Rome this week to meet with Pope Francis and participate in a conference hosted by the Vatican, City Hall announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, May 06, 2024
NYC politicians demand Mayor Adams discipline NYPD Chief over ‘dangerous’ tweets
More than three dozen local elected officials are calling on Mayor Adams to discipline NYPD Chief John Chell over “illegal” and “dangerous” social media attacks that the police honcho has leveled against lawmakers, journalists and others in recent months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 03, 2024
New data shows many outsiders arrested in Columbia, CCNY Gaza protests
More than 45% of the pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University and City Collegethis week were “unaffiliated” with the schools, NYPD sources told the Daily News on Thursday, though it’s unclear how many of the demonstrators were so-called “outside agitators” involved in driving the recent tumult on the campuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, May 02, 2024
Millions of New Yorkers facing rent hikes of up to 4% for 1-year lease
Around 2 million New Yorkers living in stabilized apartments will likely see their rents climb for the third year in a row, after the board tasked with setting rates okayed a range of possible hikes at a raucous preliminary vote on Tuesday — as tenants and their board representatives walked out in protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, May 01, 2024
Mayor Adams’ new engagement form system subject to transparency laws
The City Council’s top tech official alerted Mayor Adams this week that his administration must by law publicly release all information gathered as part of his controversial new “engagement form” system, which requires local elected officials to ask for permission before speaking with senior city officials about various issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 30, 2024
Mayor Adams kicks off “City of Yes” housing plan
The Adams administration’s signature housing plan — which involves building “a little more housing” in every neighborhood — kicked off with a formal approval process Monday after months of hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 29, 2024
NYC sees surge in gun permit applications
Amid ongoing fear of crime, more than 13,300 New Yorkers applied for licenses to carry guns in the city last year, a near-double increase compared to 2022 — and the NYPD’s financial bottom line has been boosted by the permit surge, according to a Daily News analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 26, 2024
UPDATE: No imminent plans for NYPD to clear CUNY City College pro-Gaza campus encampment
Students at the City University of New York on Thursday launched a pro-Palestinian encampment at City College, part of a wave of tent demonstrations sweeping the nation calling on universities to divest from Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 25, 2024
Mayor Adams’ budget plan restores NYPD funding, but won’t reverse $58M cut to NYC libraries
Mayor Adams’ latest budget proposal includes restored funding for the NYPD, but doesn’t reverse a multi-million dollar cut to the city’s public library systems, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News on Wednesday, raising the specter of additional service reductions at library branches across the five boroughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 24, 2024
NYC government workers of color paid less than white colleagues: study
Black, Asian and Hispanic NYC government workers continue to be paid less than their white colleagues, a disparity driven by a persistent pattern of low wages for women of color in the municipal ranks, according to a new study release by the City Council on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 23, 2024
Mayor Adams defense trust returns $22K in improper donations
In the first three months of this year, Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust received $22,462 in prohibited donations from a corporate entity and 10 individuals with city government business interests, according to a Daily News review of finance disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 22, 2024
N.Y. State lawmakers pass $237B budget nearly 3 weeks late
New York State lawmakers on Saturday approved a $237 billion state budget, unlocking $2.4 billion for the city’s migrant crisis and providing a program to address the city’s dire housing shortage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 19, 2024
Cannabis enforcement deal is locked down in State budget
A legislative package boosting New York City in its battle against the estimated 2,500 unlicensed cannabis shops operating citywide has been secured in state budget negotiations, lawmakers said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 18, 2024
Council Progressives will try to block Mayor Adams’ plan to tap top lawyer
City Council Democrats from the party’s progressive wing say they’ll work to block Mayor Adams’ expected plan to tap conservative legal heavy-hitter Randy Mastro as his administration’s next top attorney, setting the stage for a potentially contentious battle over his nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 17, 2024
NYC could save $3.5 billion on migrant costs with housing vouchers
New York City could save up to $3.5 billion in migrant housing costs if it and the state government expand access to housing vouchers, a new report from the homeless services provider Win revealed Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 16, 2024
Critics slam potential New York State housing deal
A range of critics have begun to pounce as Governor Kathy Hochul and New York state lawmakers draw closer to a housing deal that would revive a tax break for developers and provide new good cause eviction protections to tenants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 15, 2024
Report on mayoral control of NYC public schools adds a new wrinkle to the debate
With Mayor Adams’ authority over the city’s public schools on the line, a new study of mayoral control that painted an unfavorable picture of how parents and teachers feel about the status quo has added a new wrinkle to the debate in Albany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 12, 2024
Senator Schumer announces $15M to replace Brooklyn’s Grand St. bridge
The feds will be footing more of the bill for a new bridge over Newtown Creek, putting $15 million towards the replacement of the 119-year-old Grand St. Bridge on the Brooklyn-Queens border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 11, 2024
Adams defends against report of Turkish Airlines upgrades...demures on specific details
Mayor Adams defended himself Tuesday when questioned about a report that the federal probe into ties between Turkey and his 2021 mayoral campaign has honed in on upgrades he allegedly received on Turkish Airlines flights, but declined to offer more specific details on issues raised by the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 10, 2024
Key report on mayoral control of NYC public schools finds parents, teachers feel shut out
New York City parents and teachers feel shut out of key decisions about children’s education under the current system of mayoral control, according to a pivotal state Education Department report released Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 09, 2024
NYC taps lawyer for Mayor Adams sex assault lawsuit
Celebrity attorney Alex Spiro, whose clients include Elon Musk and Jay-Z, has been retained to represent Mayor Adams against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a police colleague over three decades ago, according to court filings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 08, 2024
Upstate NY braces for massive influx of eclipse tourists
Madonna files to dismiss fans’ lawsuit over late start of Barclays Center concert; Upstate NY braces for massive influx of eclipse tourists; Off-duty NYPD cop charged with assault in Brooklyn incident Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 05, 2024
Mayor Adams welcomes Texas Governor to NYC
Mayor Adams offered a sarcastic helping hand to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during his New York City stay, saying Thursday that the Republican could sleep in a migrant shelter “so he can see what he has created." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, April 04, 2024
Biden critics claim 12% of NY Democratic voters cast blank ballots to protest Gaza war
Critics of President Biden’s support for the war in Gaza Wednesday claimed that an impressive 12% of New York Democratic voters heeded their call to protest by casting blank ballots in the state’s presidential primary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 03, 2024
Ex-NYPD deputy inspector sentenced in Mayor Adams campaign straw donor scheme
A former NYPD deputy inspector who was friendly with Mayor Adams was sentenced to community service Tuesday for his ringleader role in a straw donor scheme that gamed the system to boost the mayor’s 2021 City Hall run and curry political favors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, April 02, 2024
Biden critics push for blank ballots in New York’s Democratic primary to protest Gaza war
Critics of President Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza are pushing for Democratic voters to cast blank ballots in Tuesday’s otherwise snoozy primary as some Republicans plan to vote for Nikki Haley to express oppostion to former President Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 01, 2024
Data for at risk cops flagged for retraining missing from NYPD report
An NYPD year-end report detailing how it works with at-risk officers is missing a key detail: How many of those struggling cops had to repeat the program? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 29, 2024
NYC to allow test rides of driverless cars — with drivers behind the wheel
The rollout of driverless cars in American cities has so far been pockmarked by speed bumps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 28, 2024
New York State budget expected to be late
Weeks of cautious optimism that New York lawmakers might approve the state budget on time have faded to the reality that talks will drag past the April 1st deadline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 27, 2024
MTA plans final congestion pricing vote: What you need to know
The MTA is expected to approve a congestion pricing tolling plan Wednesday, ahead of a June launch for the program — barring a judicial ruling favoring New Jerseyans or others who oppose the plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 26, 2024
NYC Council announces appeal of ruling that invalidated city’s noncitizen voting law
The City Council asked the state’s highest court Monday to reverse a ruling that struck down a law giving hundreds of thousands of noncitizen New Yorkers the right to vote in local elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 25, 2024
What to know as New York approaches state budget deadline
One week out from the nominal deadline to approve the next state budget, Gov. Hochul and the Legislature are heading into a few days of furious negotiations, with school funding and tenant protections seen as likely sticking points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 22, 2024
Mets owners donate $116M to community college facility
Mets owners’ Steve and Alex Cohen’s foundation is making the largest donation in the City University of New York’s history to a new workforce development center at a Queens community college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 21, 2024
Top NYPD brass defend controversial use of social media at Council budget hearing
The NYPD pushed back Wednesday against criticism of how it uses social media — calling it critical to giving information to the public — even as a chief testified that the department will soon encrypt all its radio transmissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 20, 2024
Adams vows to not be distracted by sex assault claim
Mayor Adams vehemently denied accusations Tuesday that he sexually assaulted a coworker in his car decades ago and vowed to not be distracted by the shocking claim — as his administration’s top attorney defended using city government attorneys to represent the mayor in the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 19, 2024
Hochul orders ‘top-down’ review of New York marijuana licensing process
New York State has launched a comprehensive review of its sluggish process for licensing cannabis shops, Governor Hochul’s office said Monday, targeting a tortured legalization rollout that has allowed a sprawling market of unlicensed retailers to emerge across the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 18, 2024
NYC yellow taxi demand still slow post-pandemic
The number of yellow taxis on New York City streets is growing post-pandemic — but passenger demand has not kept pace, and a third of taxi medallions remain dormant, the Taxi and Limousine Commission says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 15, 2024
Number of unlicensed Upper West Side weed shops has jumped 104% since 2022
Manhattan’s Upper West Side is awash with unlicensed weed shops — and the budding problem continues to grow worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 14, 2024
Governor Hochul suggests that Cuomo did not warn her before resignation
Governor Hochul visited “The View” on Wednesday, touting her efforts to tackle crime during her 30-month governorship, defending a polarizing new subway safety plan and offering a new account of her rise to the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 13, 2024
Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams launch task force cracking down on ‘ghost cars’
City and state authorities have launched a sprawling interagency task force to combat so-called ghost cars carrying missing, modified or counterfeit license plates, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul said Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 12, 2024
NYC’s daily care cost per migrant household hits $388
The city is currently spending more money on housing and services per migrant than it did last summer, despite projections from Mayor Adams showing the overall price tag for the crisis is dropping thanks to reductions in the number of asylum seekers in the city’s care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 11, 2024
NY appeals court reinstates bribery charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin that were dismissed after a lower court found the feds failed to establish sufficient evidence of a quid pro quo between him and a campaign donor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 08, 2024
Governor Hochul once again grasps for command of crime debate ahead of November elections
Governor Hochul, who was weighed down by voter fears about crime in her closer-than-expected reelection victory in 2022, often says that public safety is her single most pressing priority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 07, 2024
Hochul sends 750 National Guard troops to NYC subways
Governor Hochul is deploying 750 members of the Guard and 250 state and MTA police officers to subway stations to inspect passengers’ bags following a spate of violent incidents across the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 06, 2024
‘No indication’ Mayor Adams is target of criminal probe after latest FBI raids: lawyer
An attorney for Mayor Adams said Tuesday there’s nothing to suggest he’s the “target” of any criminal probe in the wake of FBI raids at the homes of Winnie Greco, a top City Hall adviser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 05, 2024
Mayor Adams unveils $50M fund to help minority-owned real estate developers
The city is creating a $50 million fund that will serve as collateral for minority-owned businesses attempting to secure loans for work on affordable housing projects, Mayor Adams announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 04, 2024
The City Council projects $3.3B more in tax revenue than Adams’ team, paving way for brutal budget debate
The City Council’s latest tax revenue projection far exceeds the most recent forecast put out by Mayor Adams’ team — giving the chamber’s Democrats a new leg to stand on as they brace for a contentious budget battle that’s expected to center on whether to reverse the mayor’s cuts to public services and agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 01, 2024
FBI raids Bronx homes of Mayor Adams aide
FBI agents on Thursday raided two Bronx homes owned by Winnie Greco, a top aide to Mayor Adams, multiple sources confirmed to the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 29, 2024
Mayor Adams rolls out new plan to create jobs, address climate change
Mayor Adams unveiled a new economic plan Wednesday geared toward addressing climate change and creating 5,000 new jobs — and which his administration predicted will generate $55 billion of “economic impact” for the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 28, 2024
Lander report slams Mayor Adams on migrant contract spending
The cost of comparable migrant services provided by contractors hired by Mayor Adams’ administration “varied widely” and came in “significantly higher” than what the city typically pays, leading to mismanaged taxpayer dollars, a report released Tuesday by city Comptroller Brad Lander revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 27, 2024
Biden visits New York City for campaign trip, second this month
President Biden Monday was set to visit New York Monday afternoon for his second campaign trip of the month to the Big Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 26, 2024
NYC lawmakers make yet another bid to crack down on unlicensed cannabis shops
A renewed push to weed out the estimated 2,500 unlicensed cannabis shops in the city rolled forward Friday, another effort in what so far has been a largely losing battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 23, 2024
DOT claims more red light cameras save lives in New York City
City transportation officials are asking Albany pols to expand New York City’s red-light camera program, which is set to end this year as fatalities from light-running reach a record high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 22, 2024
Mayor Adams cancels next round of NYC budget cuts, but will slash migrant spending
Mayor Adams called off a plan Wednesday to cut all city agency budgets by 5% this spring — but also announced he’s going to slash nearly $600 million in projected spending on housing and services for newly-arrived migrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 21, 2024
41% of N.Y voters want someone other than Biden, Trump
Democrats found reasons for optimism after scoring a special congressional election victory in swing Long Island territory last week, but President Biden continues to show signs of weakness in deep-blue New York, according to a statewide Siena College poll published Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 19, 2024
NYC mulls e-bike safety crackdown
E-bike safety checks and enforcement would be a key role of the new city agency Mayor Adams is contemplating to regulate New York’s growing food and package delivery industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 16, 2024
The city sues social media giants to hold them ‘financially responsible’ for youth mental health crisis
Mayor Adams’ administration sued the owners of five major social media platforms Wednesday with an aim to hold them “financially responsible” for the city’s youth mental health crisis, joining a wave of similar legal actions brought by jurisdictions across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 15, 2024
Low-income New Yorkers sue Mayor Adams over refusal to expand rental voucher access
Four New Yorkers who are either at risk of becoming homeless or already living in the shelter system sued Mayor Adams on Wednesday for refusing to implement a package of laws that’d make it easier for them to access the city’s rental assistance program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 14, 2024
Mayor Adams denounces state bill seeking to ban migrant stay limits
Mayor Adams pushed back Tuesday on new state legislation that seeks to outlaw the 30- and 60-day limits his administration has put on migrants staying in New York City shelters, saying his policies constitute a “successful humanitarian response.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 13, 2024
NY lawmakers propose bill aimed at Mayor Adams’ migrant shelter stay limits
Two progressive New York lawmakers are taking aim at 30- and 60-day migrant shelter stay limits in the latest challenge to the Adams administration’s controversial policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 12, 2024
20 NYC migrant shelters to face new 11 p.m. curfew
20 NYC migrant shelters to face new 11 p.m. curfew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 09, 2024
City Council OKs legal action against Mayor Adams in housing voucher feud
The City Council empowered Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday to take legal action against Mayor Adams over his refusal to implement a set of new housing voucher laws — but the speaker played coy on what exactly comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 08, 2024
City Council to clear way for legal action against Adams admin in housing voucher battle
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to grant herself the power Thursday to take legal action against Mayor Adams’ administration over its refusal to implement a set of new housing voucher laws — a procedural step that carries outsize weight amid a tense relationship between the two top politicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 07, 2024
Mayor Adams asks NY lawmakers to shoulder half of migrant costs
Mayor Adams visited Albany on Tuesday to urge New York state lawmakers who hold sway over city resources to increase aid for the migrant crisis, asking for the state to cover 50% of the city’s migrant costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 06, 2024
Ringleader in 2021 straw donor scheme tied to Mayor Adams’ campaign pleads guilty
Dwayne Montgomery, a former NYPD inspector and longtime friend of Mayor Adams, admitted as part of a guilty plea Monday that he helped orchestrate a scheme to funnel illegal donations into the mayor’s 2021 campaign coffers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 05, 2024
2026 FIFA World Cup final to be held at MetLife Stadium
The 2026 FIFA World Cup’s final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA announced Sunday. While in competition with the AT&T Stadium inn Arlington, Tex., the home of the Giants and Jets promised to remove 1,740 seats to accommodate a wider field for the beautiful game, the Daily News previously reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 02, 2024
NYC takes next major step toward getting trash off streets and into containers
An uptown Manhattan community board district is set to become the first in the city where trash containerization will be universally mandated under a plan rolled out by Mayor Adams on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 01, 2024
NYC library use surged before Adams budget cuts
New York City’s public libraries saw large spikes in visitors and social program participation in the months before Mayor Adams’ budget cuts prompted them to eliminate Sunday hours at all branches and scale back other services as well, newly released data show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 31, 2024
City Council overrides the Mayor's criminal justice vetoes
The City Council voted Tuesday to override two rare vetoes issued by Mayor Adams — the “How Many Stops” bill that will expand reporting requirements around low-level NYPD stops and another aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 30, 2024
Mayor Adams defends ‘How Many Stops’ veto
Mayor Adams on Monday defended his veto of the “How Many Stops Act” as City Council leaders mounted a final internal lobbying push to line up the necessary support to override him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 29, 2024
City Council leaders call on mayor to open more migrant ‘reticketing centers’
Two City Council leaders called on Mayor Adams’ administration Friday to open up more migrant “reticketing centers” amid concern over newly arrived asylum seekers sleeping outside the city’s only such site due to overcrowding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 26, 2024
Mayor Adams investing $40M to give NYC women a greater leg-up
New York City will invest $40 million as part of a comprehensive effort to address gender inequities across the five boroughs, building on existing initiatives rolled out in the last year, Mayor Adams announced Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 25, 2024
Mayor Adams delivers his State of the City speech
In his third State of the City speech since taking office, Mayor Adams pledged Wednesday that the remainder of his first term will be focused on boosting job creation, education, housing development and public safety — but he acknowledged he needs help from state lawmakers in Albany to achieve several of those goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 24, 2024
NYC to include migrants in annual street homelessness census
Any migrants spotted sleeping outside will be counted as part of the city’s annual street homelessness census this month, according to Adams administration officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 23, 2024
NYC officials and advocates demand an end to Mayor Adams’ migrant shelter limits
Dozens of City Council members and advocates called on Mayor Adams Monday to halt shelter stay limits for migrant families, with Speaker Adrienne Adams slamming the policy as “counterproductive and cruel.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 22, 2024
Mayor Adams vetoes ‘How Many Stops Act’ and solitary ban bill
Mayor Adams on Friday vetoed the How Many Stops Act, which would beef up NYPD transparency requirements, and a bill to prohibit solitary confinement in city jails — setting the stage for a dramatic showdown with the City Council, whose leaders immediately pledged to override the mayoral attempt to block the measures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, January 20, 2024
ICYMI The Key takeaways from Mayor Adams’ budget plan for NYC
Amid much better revenue flow than predicted, Mayor Adams announced Tuesday that the city won’t be cutting funding to its agencies as deeply as initially expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 19, 2024
Former City Comptroller launches committee to explore mayoral run against Adams
Scott Stringer, the former city comptroller who ran a losing mayoral campaign against Mayor Adams three years ago, officially signaled Thursday that he’s preparing for a possible rematch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 18, 2024
A look at Mayor Adams’ reelection campaign contributions
The latest fillings show New York’s real estate and legal industries drove much of Mayor Adams’ latest campaign cash haul . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 17, 2024
Takeaways from New York Governor Hochul’s state budget plan
Governor Hochul on Tuesday outlined her proposal for the next state budget , offering more detail on initiatives she centered in her State of the State speech last week, and putting a striking price tag on state funding for the migrant crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 16, 2024
Mayor Adams has raised $650K for legal defense trust since FBI raid at his campaign aide’s home
In the two months since its launch, Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust has raised at least $650,000 to help cover lawyer fees he and his associates rack up as part of an FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign’s finances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 15, 2024
New York Gov. Hochul to unveil state budget proposal on Tuesday
Weighing looming deficits , the city’s costly asylum seeker challenge and the loss of pandemic-era federal funds , Gov. Hochul has spent recent weeks preparing a framework for the state’s next budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 12, 2024
Mayor Adams rolls back cuts to trash pickup and jobs training program
Reductions in trash pickups and cuts to the city Parks Department announced in November were rolled back Thursday as part of the fiscal rejiggering Mayor Adams and his budget team are engaged in prior to rolling out the city’s new preliminary spending plan next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 11, 2024
Mayor Adams reversing some NYPD and FDNY cuts
New York City won’t freeze hiring of police officers or lay off disabled firefighters this fiscal year after all, Mayor Adams announced Wednesday, citing “better than anticipated” tax revenue and a reduction in projected migrant crisis spending as the reasons for calling off the planned NYPD and FDNY cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 10, 2024
Governor Hochul’s State of the State address centers on public safety, mental health, and affordability
Governor Hochul on Tuesday was set to trumpet her agenda for the new year, outlining proposals aimed at overcoming post-pandemic mental health challenges, cracking down on retail thefts and illegal weed stores and addressing the state’s urgent affordability crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 09, 2024
What would NYC Council’s ‘How Many Stops Act’ actually do?
For the second time in less than a year, the City Council is bracing for Mayor Adams to veto a bill it passed with overwhelming support — and this time the legislation at hand relates to police transparency, a top priority for most members of the chamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 08, 2024
Pushback growing over mayoral control of NYC schools with renewal up for debate in Albany
As state lawmakers reconvene for a new legislative session, one of the tasks they’ll face is reviewing school governance at New York City public schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 05, 2024
NYC teachers’ union, Staten Island borough president sue to stop congestion pricing
NYC teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella are suing to stop the MTA’s congestion pricing plan , saying it will punish teachers, firefighters and other city workers who commute to Manhattan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 04, 2024
Governor Hochul proposes statewide phonics-based reading program
Governor Hochul on Wednesday introduced a framework to overhaul r eading curriculum across New York State, emphasizing phonics, after New York City officials introduced similar, sweeping changes to literacy education in city elementary school districts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 03, 2024
Mayor Adams fails to register his Brooklyn rental property with NYC housing agency again
Mayor Adams faces potential fines for failing to register his Brooklyn rental property with the city’s housing agency last year — the latest in a string of violations at the building, according to public records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 02, 2024
NYC murders and shootings down in 2023 for second year in a row
New York City homicide and shootings dropped in 2023 for a second straight year, NYPD data show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 29, 2023
Mayor Adams dismantling ‘disruptive’ NYC task force accused of heavy-handed raids at bars, venues
Mayor Adams, an avowed booster of New York City’s nightlife scene, is dismantling a decades-old, multiagency enforcement task force that has long been accused of using heavy-handed tactics during inspections at bars and venues across the Big Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 28, 2023
Mayor Adams sets strict limits on when migrant buses can arrive in NYC
New York City will only allow buses of asylum seekers to arrive between 8:30 a.m. and noon on weekdays going forward, Mayor Adams said Wednesday, instituting the restrictions in concert with Denver and Chicago, which created broader windows for bus arrivals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 27, 2023
Governor Hochul uses Christmas address to condemn hate crime spikes in N.Y.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul used her Christmas address Monday to condemn a spike in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes seen across New York since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 22, 2023
UFT sues to block Mayor Adams’ NYC education budget cuts
The city’s teachers union is suing to stop the Adams administration from shaving as much as $2 billion off the local Education Department budget as part of a long list of spending cuts first announced in September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 21, 2023
New York Democrats renew push to boot Trump from ballot
New York Democrats Wednesday vowed to renew their push to get former President Donald Trump banned from the state’s presidential ballot after a bombshell ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 20, 2023
Mayor Adams threatens to limit press access at City Hall to one reporter per outlet
Mayor Adams — who has for months lamented what he sees as unfair press coverage of his administration — announced Tuesday he’s considering restricting media access at City Hall so that only one reporter per outlet can be admitted to the building at a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 19, 2023
US stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Monday, with the Dow inching for another record even as Federal Reserve officials tried to rein in high expectations for interest rate cuts.
The city has failed to process thousands of expedited food stamp applications within a legally required timeframe this year, leaving some of the city’s most vulnerable residents without consistent access to meals, according to data reviewed by the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 18, 2023
CUNY orders deeper spending cuts
The City University of New York is slashing tens of millions from college budgets across eight of its 25 campuses, potentially gutting course offerings and student services from counseling to record-keeping, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 15, 2023
Trio of N.Y. state lawmakers urge state to establish right to counsel for immigrants
Three New York state lawmakers and a crew of advocates rallied on Thursday in support of legislation to ensure free legal counsel for immigrants who are detained or at risk of deportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 14, 2023
NYC’s largest municipal union, suing Mayor Adams’ admin over budget cuts
One of the city’s most powerful labor unions — and a backer of Mayor Adams in his 2021 primary run for City Hall — is suing the city over a series of cuts the Adams’ administration is now floating to address a $7 billion budget deficit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 13, 2023
Adams open to rolling back some budget cuts
Mayor Adams said Tuesday he’s open to rolling back some of the budget cuts unveiled in his administration’s most recent financial plan — as long as the reversals are reasonable and “make sense.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 12, 2023
Governor Hochul launches minimum wage awareness campaign
With New York’s minimum wage set to rise at the start of the new year, Governor Hochul has launched an awareness campaign through the state Labor Department to inform workers about the new rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 11, 2023
Winter weather arrives as NYC migrant crisis worsens: ‘It’s going to get ugly’
A flood watch is in effect across the New York City area from Sunday afternoon into early Monday morning, as forecasters say a powerful storm could dump up to 3 inches of rain in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 08, 2023
N.Y. lawmakers try to boot Trump from 2024 ballot
Donald Trump’s name should be excluded from New York’s ballot in next year’s presidential primary and general election for his alleged incitement of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a group of state senators urged election officials on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 07, 2023
Mayor Adams’ approval rating sinks to historic low
Nearly two-thirds of New York City voters disapprove of Mayor Adams’ job performance, while just 28% approve of it, according to a new Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday, marking the worst such rating ever recorded by the polling agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, December 06, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams to meet with White House on migrants issue
Mayor Adams is set to travel back to the nation’s capitol this Thursday to discuss the migrant crisis, a month after he abruptly canceled his meeting with White House officials the same day the FBI raided his campaign fundraiser’s Brooklyn home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 05, 2023
NYC Comptroller strips Mayor Adams’ emergency migrant contracting powers
City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office has revoked Mayor Adams’ emergency powers to make deals with contractors for migrant services without prior approval, according to a letter from the comptroller’s office to the mayor’s office dated last Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, December 04, 2023
NYC sees massive demand for accessory housing pilot, Queens leads
A city-state initiative that would provide financing of up to $395,000 for New Yorkers to add secondary residences such as backyard cottages, converted garages and basement apartments to their homes has seen a surge of interest from the outer boroughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 01, 2023
New York State directs $5M to school mental health grants
New York State has started to disburse $5.1 million in grants for mental health clinics at schools, Governor Hochul said Thursday, responding to the ravages of a disorienting pandemic that has left many youths drifting and depressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 30, 2023
NYC says it has helped 54 out of 100 most chronically homeless people off the streets in year since controversial policy was implemented
New York City has moved 54 homeless people experiencing severe mental illness into stable housing settings or medical centers in the year since it announced a contentious program to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people, according to Mayor Adams’ office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 29, 2023
Hundreds of new legal weed shops could soon open in NY in cannabis lawsuit settlement
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that has placed a blockade on New York’s legal cannabis market, paving the way for hundreds of new pot shops to open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 28, 2023
A New York City agency moves to cut the red tape for casino applications
The Department of City Planning on Monday introduced a measure that it says would cut red tape for casino applications in the Big Apple — but which would ice out community boards, critics say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 27, 2023
Mayor Adams and his sexual assault accuser worked at NYC Transit Police at same time
Mayor Adams and the woman accusing him of sexual assault worked for the city’s Transit Police Department at the same time, according to an NYPD official and court records reviewed by the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 22, 2023
Mayor Adams won’t commit to releasing full details on Turkey travel
At a Tuesday press briefing, Mayor Adams revealed his travels to Turkey go back to his days when he was state senator but wouldn’t commit to providing full details of his foreign travel to that country which lies at the heart of an FBI probe into his campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 21, 2023
Mayor Adams’ aide Rana Abbasova told colleagues to ‘delete’ text exchanges hours after FBI raid
The “improper” behavior a top city official recently informed the FBI of centers on claims City Hall staffer Rana Abbasova tipped colleagues to “delete” their text exchanges hours after the feds raided her New Jersey home, a source close to the investigation into Mayor Adams’ campaign told the Daily News on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 20, 2023
What you need to know about the FBI’s investigation into potential ties between Turkey and Mayor Adams’ campaign
Over two weeks this month, the FBI r aided the home of Mayor Adams ’ top campaign fundraiser and then seized his electronic devices , as a federal corruption inquiry into possible misconduct by his 2021 mayoral campaign spilled into public view Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 17, 2023
A look at Mayor Adams’ NYC budget cuts
The additional fiscal pain Mayor Adams and his team have been predicting for months is now upon everyday New Yorkers, as top budget officials unveiled across-the-board cuts Thursday as part of the city’s annual budget modification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 16, 2023
NYPD to freeze hiring of new cops as part of Adams’ ‘extremely painful’ budget cuts
The NYPD will freeze hiring of new police officers for the foreseeable future as part of “extremely painful” city budget cuts set to be unveiled by Mayor Adams on Thursday, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 15, 2023
Mayor Adams warns of ‘extremely painful’ spending cuts in NYC budget update
Mayor Adams warned Tuesday that the city budget update he’s set to release this week contains a laundry-list of “extremely painful” spending cuts that will impact millions of New Yorkers and hamper all municipal agencies, including the NYPD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 14, 2023
Hochul says N.Y. will not give state work permits to migrants
Governor Hochul, who had pursued the idea of issuing state-approved work papers to migrants, took the plan off the table Monday, saying she would not have been able to protect New York employers from criminal exposure under federal laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 13, 2023
FBI agents seize Mayor Adams’ electronic devices amid federal probe into his campaign
FBI agents stopped Mayor Adams on the street earlier this week and seized multiple electronic devices from him as part of a federal investigation into allegations that the Turkish government funneled illegal foreign cash into his 2021 campaign’s coffers, an attorney for the mayor confirmed Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 10, 2023
Murder rate plummets 27% in NY counties outside city
Violent crime rates are falling across New York State , mirroring national trends, with statewide murder rates plunging sharply and robbery rates dipping slightly, according to state data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 09, 2023
Rikers Island has no confidence in NYC Correction Department violence data
The federal monitoring team tracking violence at Rikers Island and other city lockups said Wednesday it has little to no confidence in the accuracy of violence data produced by the Correction Department, or much of anything else the department says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 08, 2023
Mayor Adams skipping annual political powwow in Puerto Rico this week following FBI raid at home of top campaign aide: source
Mayor Adams is not traveling to Puerto Rico this week for the annual Somos conference, a source close to him told the Daily News on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 07, 2023
Gov. Hochul signs bill to establish statewide doula registry
Governor Hochul on Monday signed legislation to establish a statewide doula directory, aiming to improve New Yorkers’ access to childbirth experts and to combat a recent nationwide rise in infant mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 06, 2023
Rikers Island jails infested with roaches, mice and other vermin, inspector report finds
Creepy, crawly bugs and vermin abound at Rikers Island, say consultants who found signs of ants, flies, fruit flies, roaches, gnats, and drain flies, along with mice and mouse droppings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 03, 2023
FBI raids home of Mayor Adams’ top campaign fundraiser as part of federal corruption probe
FBI agents on Thursday raided the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs, the manager of Mayor Adams’ campaign fundraising operation who has claimed credit for raking in more than $19 million for his political efforts over the years, according to sources familiar with the matter and public records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, November 02, 2023
Fewer than 1,700 affordable housing units built in NYC this year: analysis
Fewer than 1,700 affordable housing units were built in New York City in the first nine months of this year, according to a new analysis by a housing advocacy group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, November 01, 2023
Mayor Adams says he’s ‘not trying to be harmful’ in focusing on getting migrants to leave NYC
Mayor Adams said Tuesday that his administration is not trying to “mislead” or “harm” migrants in New York City by offering them free tickets out of the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 31, 2023
Migrants offered tickets out of NYC, indefinite wait for housing as crisis crashes shelter system
Migrants ousted from city shelters due to new time limits are being offered free tickets out of NYC or being sent to so-called “waiting rooms” at local shelters with no assurance they’ll get a new bed, the latest signs the crisis is crashing the city’s social safety net system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 30, 2023
Migrant crisis puts Democrats on defensive in NYC Council races
New Yorkers’ concerns over the mushrooming migrant crisis have put Democrats on the defensive and offered Republicans a potentially powerful line of attack in next month’s most competitive City Council races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 27, 2023
Mayor Adams pulled in $326K last year, but lost money on Brooklyn property after rat mitigation work
Mayor Adams raked in more than $326,000 in income last year, but declared a net loss of nearly $5,000 on his rental building in Brooklyn — a financial setback that came after he spent heavily on rat mitigation at the property, his tax returns show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 26, 2023
Only two NYC houses of worship are sheltering migrants months after program launch
Only two houses of worship have sheltered migrants as part of a city-run program launched five months ago — even though up to 50 faith institutions were set to quickly join the effort, a senior Adams administration official acknowledged this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 25, 2023
Adams warns migrants might sleep on NYC streets while defending shelter evacuation
Mayor Adams said Tuesday that more than 100 migrants were housed in a Manhattan shelter even though it ultimately was found to be unsafe because the city has few options — and that New Yorkers could soon see migrants could sleeping on the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 24, 2023
Mayor Adams offers remote work option for another 16,500 NYC employees
Mayor Adams announced Monday that his administration will allow a variety of city employees in managerial positions to work from home twice a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 23, 2023
Roughly 1,500 migrants have tried to get back in NYC shelter system after being removed
About 1,500 migrants removed from shelters under a new city policy have reapplied to stay in the city’s care after failing to find housing on their own, according to data provided by City Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 20, 2023
NYC outlines draft rules for outdoor dining program
New York City has outlined draft rules for its new outdoor dining regime, launching a public comment period and putting the program on track for a spring 2024 rollout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 19, 2023
Mayor Adams vows migrant kids won’t have to ‘change schools’ in face of new 60-day shelter rule, but hedges
Mayor Adams offered inconsistent statements Tuesday when speaking about whether migrant children would have to relocate to different schools once they and their families face removal from city homeless shelters after 60 days under a new rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 18, 2023
NYC on track for deadliest year for cyclist fatalities
New York is on track for its deadliest year for cyclist fatalities in nearly a quarter century, according to a review of city data conducted by advocates at Transportation Alternatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 17, 2023
Adams reveals AI-generated version of his voice reaching New Yorkers as he unveils tech plan
New York City’s robot mayor could soon be coming to a phone line owned by you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 16, 2023
Hundreds of New Yorkers protest Israel-Hamas war in Manhattan, Brooklyn
Hundreds of New Yorkers on Friday night rallied against the unfolding war between Hamas and Israel in a pair of protests that resulted in arrests in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 13, 2023
NYPD expands patrols for mass protests, possible violence as Israel-Palestinian war rages
Top elected officials promised a “surge” in law enforcement presence throughout the Big Apple on Friday as New York State braces for mass protests and potential violence stemming from the war between Israel and Hamas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 12, 2023
Governor Hochul’s administration backs pause of NYC right to shelter
Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration said in a court filing Wednesday that it supports Mayor Adams’ efforts to suspend New York City’s right-to-shelter rule, describing a pause as “imperative to address” the migrant crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 11, 2023
Mayor Adams dismisses 2025 primary challenger's momentum
Mayor Adams scoffed Tuesday at buzz among progressive Democrats over one of their own vying to run against him in the 2025 election, ridiculing the efforts as “people who are meeting in a basement somewhere” while at the same time affirming he takes every potential primary rival seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 10, 2023
Mayor Adams says DSA-backed NYC pols must ‘soul-search’ after controversial pro-Palestine rally
Mayor Adams called on New York City politicians backed by the Democratic Socialists of America to do “some soul-searching” Monday over whether they want to be affiliated with the left-wing group following its role in a controversial pro-Palestine rally in Manhattan over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 09, 2023
New York regulators weigh $200M in discounts
New York’s utility regulators are trying to figure out how to distribute $200 million in tax money allocated in the state budget to ease consumers’ gas and electric bills. The money could be distributed as a small discount to all residential customers or allocated entirely to low-income households as a larger discount. The money, part of an effort to offset increased gas and electric bills in the state, was announced by Gov. Hochul in May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 06, 2023
NYC Council bill would ban Adams admin from limiting length migrants can stay in shelters
Mayor Adams’ administration would be barred from putting time limits on how long migrants can stay in city shelters under a new bill introduced in the City Council on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 05, 2023
Mayor Adams hasn’t hired ‘extreme weather coordinator’ promised by de Blasio after Hurricane Ida
Nearly two years into his tenure, Mayor Adams hasn’t hired anyone for the “extreme weather coordinator” position his predecessor created a few months before leaving office, City Hall officials confirmed Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, October 04, 2023
Mayor Adams disavows and readies for migrant fact-finding trip
Mayor Adams disavowed his chief adviser’s assertion over the weekend that the federal government should “close the borders,” saying on Tuesday that his administration’s “official position” is the “borders should remain open” and that the feds should implement a decompression strategy to address the influx of migrants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, October 03, 2023
Manhattan office leasing shows some progress
More of Manhattan’s empty offices are getting rented out, according to recent stats, though the latest figures are still lagging compared to the pre-pandemic era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, October 02, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams’ chief adviser urges feds to ‘close the borders’ amid migrant crisis
Mayor Adams’ chief adviser urged the federal government to “close the borders” as the city continues to grapple with the migrant crisis — his administration’s bluntest statement yet on immigration, one that echoed conservative talking points and drew strong criticism from local progressive lawmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 29, 2023
NYC selective high schools will not consider test scores in admissions
New York City’s selective high schools will not consider state test scores in admissions, over the objections of parents who pushed for what was originally an emergency measure that was to end after the pandemic, education officials announced Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 28, 2023
Texas Governor Greg Abbott visits NYC visit
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott commended Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul for publicly pressuring President Biden to do more to alleviate the city’s migrant crisis, and urged them to crank it up a notch by joining him in calling for hard-line policy prescriptions, like building a wall along the U.S. southern border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 27, 2023
Majority of Manhattan workers back at office
More than half of Manhattan office employees are showing up to work in person on an average post-Labor Day weekday — a bump indicating return-to-work is continuing apace for New Yorkers as bosses try to wind down remote work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 26, 2023
Mayor Adams’ campaign to return more than $31K in donations from indicted ex-Buildings boss, his co-defendants and relatives
Mayor Adams’ campaign is returning more than $31,000 in donations made by criminally indicted ex-Buildings Department boss Eric Ulrich, his six co-defendants and a myriad of relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 25, 2023
Swelling number of NYC migrants ponder their futures under new 30-day shelter deadline
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign as other leading Democrats on Sunday pulled their punches against their freshly indicted colleague, saying any decision for him to quit was not up to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 22, 2023
Tropical storm system could drench New York this weekend
According to forecasts, New York could fall in the path of another strong, drenching storm system this weekend. The subtropical system, formally named Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 by the National Hurricane Center, is projected to barrel into North Carolina early Saturday and then to curl toward New York, potentially whipping into the tristate area on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 21, 2023
Stanley Richards first formerly incarcerated person tapped to lead nonprofit Fortune Society
Stanley Richards, who served time in prison for robbery in the late 1980s before rising to the No. 2 spot in New York City’s Correction Department, has been named as the Fortune Society’s new leader after three decades with the organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 20, 2023
Hochul, not Adams, expected to meet with Biden in NYC
Mayor Adams, who once called himself the “Biden of Brooklyn," was not scheduled to join President Biden on Tuesday in New York City, potentially marking another low point in the relationship between the two moderate Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 19, 2023
Former Delta workers found not guilty in $250K money bag heist at JFK Airport
A federal jury in Brooklyn needed less than an hour Monday to acquit two former Delta Air Lines employees accused of stealing a bag full of $250,000 cash from a plane at JFK Airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 18, 2023
Major felonies, quality-of-life tickets way up, welfare processing way down in NYC under Mayor Adams
Police response times and reported major felonies increased dramatically in New York City this past fiscal year, while the number of quality-of-life summonses handed out by the NYPD doubled, according to Mayor Adams’ mandatory management report released Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 15, 2023
NYC rents at record-high levels in August
New York saw record and near-record rents last month, according to a report released Thursday, but rates appear to be heading toward a plateau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 14, 2023
Hochul urges New Yorkers to get new vaccine: What to know
Goveronr Hochul on Wednesday urged New Yorkers to get a potent new COVID vaccine due to hit pharmacies later this week, delivering a familiar call with virus hospital admissions once again rising statewide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 13, 2023
NY looking at ‘unprecedented’ plan to give migrants state work permits
Governor Hochul said Tuesday that she was exploring an “unprecedented” plan to provide migrants with state-approved work papers, seeking a workaround as thousands of asylum seekers languish in the city without federal work authorization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 12, 2023
Mayor Adams’ expected cuts to NYC budget
Mayor Adams’ latest order for across-the-board cuts include a reduction in overtime and a freeze on hiring and out-of-state travel expenses for all city agencies, rattling police unions but getting praise from a fiscal watchdog group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 11, 2023
Victim Compensation Fund seeks lawyers’ help to speed payment for World Trade Center, terror attack survivors
Lawyers for people suffering cancer and other diseases blamed on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania crash site are on notice: Get your clients’ paperwork in order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 08, 2023
Mayor Adams says migrant crisis will ‘destroy’ NYC
Mayor Adams predicted Wednesday night that the influx of more than 110,000 migrants will “destroy” New York City and continued his demands for the federal government to step up efforts to address what he called a “national crisis.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 07, 2023
NYPD wants to slam the brakes on city’s skyrocketing car thefts
The NYPD wants to slam the brakes on the rising number of car thefts in the city, which are continuing to surge at breakneck speeds, officials said Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 06, 2023
New Airbnb rules come into effect for New York City: what to know
New York City’s short-term rental market is primed for a dramatic transformation starting this week, when a long-awaited measure intended to crack down on illegal short-term rentals takes effect. While the rules do not ban sites like Vrbo and Airbnb from operating, the latter company has described Local Law 18 as a “de facto ban” on its business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 05, 2023
Migrant shelters in NYC spark protests
Scores of protesters surrounded a small shelter housed in the shuttered St. John Villa Academy in Staten Island. Dozens of demonstrators descended on Gracie Mansion in a chaotic scene that culminated in arrests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 01, 2023
Mayor Adams presses feds to ‘stand up,’ accelerate work permits for migrants amid crisis
Mayor Adams on Thursday urged the federal government to “stand up” and expedite work authorizations for asylum seekers pouring into New York , continuing calls that he began a year ago as relations between New York leaders and the White House remain tense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 31, 2023
NYC public schools bracing for record influx of new migrant students
Local public schools are preparing for a record number of migrant students — many of whom do not speak English, and faced traumatic experiences in their home countries and on their journeys to the United States — when classes resume next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 30, 2023
Governor Hochul preps for new COVID-19 variant sweeping U.S.
Governor Hochul Tuesday urged New Yorkers to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the state is examining an especially virulent new strain of the virus amid a surge in infections and hospitalizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 29, 2023
NYC bracing for possible school bus strike next week with back-up plans
Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks provided details Monday on contingency plans if roughly half of the city’s school bus drivers and attendants strike when school resumes in just over a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 28, 2023
Migrants returned to Staten Island school after court reverses ruling blocking city from using it as shelter
A Staten Island judge ordered Friday that Mayor Adams’ administration cannot use an old private school in the borough as a migrant shelter, but the ruling was reversed within hours by a higher court, allowing the city to proceed with housing new arrivals at the site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 25, 2023
Jeffries pushing to expand eligibility for expunging first-time minor drug convictions
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is pushing a bipartisan bill that would make more first-time drug offenders eligible to have their criminal records erased, but the Brooklyn Democrat is facing at least one potentially significant obstacle: Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who heads the House Judiciary Committee and will decide whether or not the bill gets a critical committee vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 24, 2023
Hochul administration held off opening of NYC migrant shelter in lead-up to Roosevelt encampment
Governor Hochul’s administration dragged its feet for months on green-lighting a large-scale migrant housing facility in Queens, delaying its opening at a time dozens of asylum seekers resorted to sleeping on a Manhattan sidewalk because of a lack of city shelter space, according to a new court filing from Mayor Adams’ office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 23, 2023
NYC’s largest municipal union urges workers to confront Council members who oppose Medicare Advantage push
New York City’s largest municipal union is text-blasting its members urging them to bombard Council members with critical phone calls if they support a bill that would guarantee traditional Medicare coverage for retired municipal employees, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 22, 2023
Governor Hochul commits $20M more in aide to tens of thousands of migrants
Governor Hochul announced Monday that the state will pour an additional $20 million into aiding asylum seekers in New York City with the goal of helping them exit emergency shelters, secure work authorizations and manage their claims for asylum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 21, 2023
More than 100 NYPD cops identified as potential problem officers were flagged for a second time
An NYPD program designed to identify police officers likely to break departmental rules has red-flagged more than 100 cops for a second time — raising concerns that efforts to rein in potentially problematic officers are ineffective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 18, 2023
Mayor Adams wants permission to house migrants in notorious NYC jail
Mayor Adams’ administration wants permission from the feds to house migrants in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, the infamous jail that closed down in 2021 following years of complaints over dangerous conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 17, 2023
NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned devices
New York City has prohibited the download and use of TikTok on all city-owned devices after a review by the NYC Cyber Command found the app poses “a security threat to the city’s technical networks.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 16, 2023
NYC opens migrant megashelter outside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens
New York City opened a cavernous state-funded shelter cramped with spartan cots in eastern Queens on Tuesday, as a politically diverse group of elected officials banded together in Brooklyn to demand more federal funds for the asylum seeker crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 15, 2023
New law can punish landlords who lease to illegal NYC pot shops
The city’s efforts to weed out illegal pot shops have a new feature: a law punishing commercial landlords who knowingly lease space to the unlicensed joints. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 14, 2023
Governor blasted for passive role in migrant crisis
Governor Kathy Hochul has made clear that she wants Republican-leaning upstate New York communities to tone down their caustic rhetoric about New York City’s migrant crisis and to turn up their compassion by welcoming new arrivals to their towns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 11, 2023
Rents in Manhattan, Brooklyn soar to new records. When will the monthly increases end?
Rents across New York City climbed to record levels last month, with median rents in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Northwest Queens all setting new marks in July, according to a new report from real estate giant Douglas Elliman and appraisers Miller Samuel released Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 10, 2023
Mayor Adams warns NYC migrant crisis price tag could soar to $12 billion
New York City is on track to spend as much as $12 billion on managing the local migrant crisis by mid-2025 — a staggering price tag that Mayor Adams warned Wednesday will necessitate more “across the board” cuts to city services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 09, 2023
Head of NYPD security for ex-Mayor de Blasio to surrender on charges in Manhattan DA’s obstruction probe
The head of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s police security detail, Howard Redmond, is expected to turn himself in at Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday on charges stemming from a probe into his efforts to stifle a city investigation into the ex-mayor’s misuse of his detail, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 08, 2023
As many as 2,000 migrants to be housed in tent shelter on Randalls Island soccer fields
Mayor Adams announced Monday that his administration is opening a new migrant shelter on Randalls Island with capacity for 2,000 adults — one of the largest emergency housing facilities the city has erected since the asylum crisis started last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 07, 2023
Internet star faces misdemeanor in Union Square riot case
Internet influencer Kai Cenat was freed from police custody early Saturday after he was charged with misdemeanors for sparking a riot in Union Square on Friday that drew thousands of people and resulted in dozens of arrests and injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 04, 2023
New York City Council passes bill to make outdoor dining permanent
Three years after the pandemic pushed thousands of New York City restaurants to start serving patrons on sidewalks and streets, the City Council on Thursday authorized a bill permanently weaving outdoor dining into the fabric of the city, while limiting the use of controversial street sheds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, August 03, 2023
More than 800 migrants told to leave NYC shelters under new 60-day rule since last week
Nearly 1,000 adult migrants have been ordered to leave city homeless shelters to make room for migrant families with children under a new policy that took effect last week, according to a top official in Mayor Adams’ administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 02, 2023
Mayor Adams unveils nearly $500M anti-crime plan
Mayor Adams rolled out a multi-tiered plan Monday focused on taking preventative steps to combat gun violence in the city — but it was not immediately clear how his administration will gauge the success of the initiatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 01, 2023
Court rules Mayor Adams’ administration must fix delays in food stamps and cash assistance
Mayor Adams’ administration must by early next year figure out a way to process all applications for food stamps and cash assistance in a timely manner after failing to do so for months in violation of federal and state laws, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 31, 2023
Ex-buildings boss tells NYC prosecutors Mayor Adams warned him before gambling probe went public
Former New York City Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich told investigators that Mayor Adams tipped him off to the possibility he could be reeled into an illegal gambling investigation — months before the Manhattan district attorney’s office executed a search warrant on Ulrich and its probe became public knowledge, two sources with knowledge of the matter told the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 28, 2023
New York approves skyscraper project with 1,200 housing units at WTC site
New York State has approved a project to build a mixed-use tower with 1,200 housing units at the World Trade Center site, officials said Thursday, promising a third of the housing stock would be affordable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 27, 2023
Over 100 migrants told to leave NYC shelters under new 60-day rule
Over 100 migrants in the New York City shelter system have received notices requiring them to reapply for shelter under a program that limits stays to 60 days for single men, city officials said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 26, 2023
SAG-AFTRA holds star-studded rally in Times Square
SAG-AFTRA held its biggest rally yet on Tuesday, flooding Times Square with picketing actors and writers in what marked the 12th day of the recently launched actors’ strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 25, 2023
Senator urges Assembly to pass climate bill as NYC set to bake
Pointing to challenging, sizzling weather conditions this summer ahead of the season’s first heat wave, state Sen. Liz Krueger on Monday put a little out-of-season heat on her Assembly colleagues to pass a climate sustainability bill that passed in the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 24, 2023
Mayor Adams’ new 60-day shelter limit in NYC blasted by migrants
As word spread of a new city policy that will limit shelter stays to 60 days at a time for adult male migrants, asylum seekers are angry and worried about ending up in the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 21, 2023
Mayor Adams’ NYC summer jobs program struggles to connect youth with high-paying industries
New York City’s ambitious summer jobs program — a priority of Mayor Adams — is falling short of connecting young people with high-paying industries, thanks to managerial missteps and bureaucracy that deter employers from stepping up, said a report released on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 20, 2023
Migrant adults can only stay in NYC shelters for 60 days at a time under new Adams policy
Adult migrants will only be permitted to stay in city shelters for 60 days at a time under a new policy announced by Mayor Adams on Wednesday that he cast as an effort to prioritize housing migrant families with children amid “unsustainable” overcrowding in the local shelter system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 19, 2023
Governor Hochul issues orders to spur housing development in New York
Governor Hochul moved unilaterally to address New York’s housing crisis on Tuesday, issuing executive orders to spur housing development after failing to reach a home creation deal with state lawmakers last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 18, 2023
Mayor Adams’ reelection campaign reports raising $2.6M so far
Mayor Adams’ campaign announced Monday morning it has raised more than $2.6 million for his reelection bid so far, giving him a significant financial edge against any potential challenger he may face in the 2025 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 17, 2023
New York City school safety agents will get bullet-resistant vests
School safety agents across New York City will be outfitted with bullet-resistant vests as soon as next school year as the NYPD tries to tamp down the growing increase in youth-on-youth violence, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 14, 2023
City Council overrides Mayor Adams’ veto of rental assistance bills in major rebuke
Mayor Adams suffered a stinging political setback Thursday as the City Council overrode his veto of a package of bills aimed at vastly expanding a rental assistance program for low-income New Yorkers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 13, 2023
City Council members attack Mayor Adams’ response to wildfire smoke that enveloped city
Elected leaders continued to attack Mayor Adams and top city officials Wednesday for their response to the wildfire smoke that blew into New York City from Canada in early June — claiming that Adams and his team were unprepared and failed to effectively communicate the risks to New Yorkers in a timely way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 12, 2023
Governor Hochul signs campus hate crime prevention bill to ‘defeat the haters’
Governor Hochul on Tuesday urged New Yorkers to beat back bias and “defeat the haters,” signing legislation to bolster hate crime prevention policies at colleges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 11, 2023
Details on the Mayor's alleged campaign straw donor?
Campaign finance records show Mayor Adams has been receiving campaign contributions from the man described as the ringleader in a sprawling straw donor scheme since at least 2005 — earlier than has previously been reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 10, 2023
NYC judge pauses minimum wage increase for DoorDash, Uber delivery workers
A New York judge on Friday hit the brakes on a planned city-ordered raise for food delivery workers, as he considers a court challenge to the wage hike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 07, 2023
NYC homeless advocates claim housing voucher expansion will save money, Mayor Adams disagrees
A package of bills approved by the City Council and vetoed by Mayor Adams could save the city more than $730 million annually on housing and social services costs, according to a report released Thursday by a homeless services provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 06, 2023
Dozens of senior apartments in NYC left vacant amid housing crisis
Dozens of apartments that are reserved for seniors and managed by New York City have been left vacant for years amid a citywide housing crisis, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli revealed in an audit released Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 05, 2023
Correction Commissioner suspends captain working as investigator
Correction Commissioner Louis Molina ordered the suspension of a correction captain working for a city anti-corruption agency for not signing in at a jail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 03, 2023
New bill to warn employees about 9/11 toxins
Employers with businesses in lower Manhattan on 9/11 will soon be required to alert past and present workers that they may have been exposed to harmful toxins from the terror attacks and seek help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 30, 2023
NYC budget deal will include $4 billion for affordable housing in 2024
New York City’s new $107 billion budget will include $4 billion in funding for affordable housing in the next fiscal year — a cash infusion Mayor Adams promised two years ago and which Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has pressed for in recent months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 29, 2023
Mayor Adams’ popularity dips amid migrant crisis
New Yorkers have soured slightly on Mayor Adams’ job performance over the past month amid continuing migrant and housing crises in the city, according to a new poll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 28, 2023
NYC bracing for more smoke from Canadian wildfires
The Big Apple is bracing for more pollution and air quality is predicted to take a dive as smoke from raging wildfires in Canada will drift to the Big Apple as soon as Wednesday night, say meteorologists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 27, 2023
Early NYC voting numbers a sign of low turnout for Tuesday’s primary election
If early voting is any indication, Tuesday’s primary election in New York City is shaping up to be a low turnout affair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 26, 2023
A Coalition for the Homeless slams the Mayor and Governor
In a scathing new report, the Coalition for the Homeless blamed New York City’s unprecedented homelessness crisis on Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul — saying that they’ve failed because of “poor planning, misguided strategies, underinvestment in proven solutions and bureaucratic ineptitude.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 23, 2023
Low income New Yorkers would get ‘unconditional’ cash from city under new bill approved by NYC Council
New Yorkers in need would soon be able to receive cash from the city, with no strings attached. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 22, 2023
What NYC needs to know about proposed MTA fare hikes
What you pay to ride New York City’s subways, buses and paratransit services is expected to rise this summer for the first time in seven years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 21, 2023
Rents are set to increase for 2 million New Yorkers...What you need to know
After months of deliberation, the final vote of the city’s Rent Guidelines Board is planned for Wednesday. The board determine rent increases for roughly 2 million New Yorkers living in rent stabilized apartments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 20, 2023
Beds for 15,000 people sit empty in NYC’s public, supportive housing systems amid migrant crisis
There are enough vacant apartments in the city’s public and supportive housing systems to accommodate 15,000 people, according to data shared with the Daily News by Brooklyn Councilman Lincoln Restler, who’s questioning why Mayor Adams’ administration isn’t doing more to fill those units amid the continuing migrant crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 16, 2023
Mayor Adams forces through privatized Medicare plan for retired NYC workers
Mayor Adams used executive authority Thursday to enact his controversial Medicare Advantage Plan for the city’s retired municipal workforce — overruling Comptroller Brad Lander, who has refused to sign off on the private health insurance switchover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 15, 2023
Daniel Penny indicted in Jordan Neely chokehold death
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Daniel Penny for the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely aboard an F train Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 14, 2023
Mayor Adams, NYC teachers union reach tentative contract agreement
The city has reached a tentative contract agreement with the teachers union that provides annual raises, retention perks and a ratification bonus, Mayor Adams announced Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 13, 2023
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resigned Monday after 1 1/2 years on the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 12, 2023
NYC leads the way on minimum pay for delivery drivers
Mayor Adams and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga on Sunday announced a new minimum pay rate structure for app-based restaurant delivery workers — a first for any city in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 09, 2023
New York Daily News: Hazardous air quality puts NYC packed weekend at risk
Hazardous air quality puts NYC packed weekend, with Governor’s Ball, Belmont Stakes and Puerto Rican Day Parade, at risk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 08, 2023
New York Daily News: Mayor Adams under fire for ‘lack of response’ to NYC hazardous air emergency
Mayor Adams faced heat Wednesday from public school parents and political critics who accused him of dragging his feet on mobilizing a government response to the hazardous plumes of smoke that have enveloped the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, June 07, 2023
New York Daily News: Mayor Adams rejects calls for disbanding NYPD’s new anti-crime units
Mayor Adams rejects calls for disbanding NYPD’s new anti-crime units Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 06, 2023
New York Daily News: Mayor Adams unveils plans to house migrants in houses of worship
New York City will now begin housing migrants in houses of worship — its latest attempt to manage the more than 72,000 people who’ve flowed into the city since last spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 05, 2023
New York Daily News: A plan to transform Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue creeps forward amid fear of gentrification
A plan to transform Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue creeps forward amid fear of gentrification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 02, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, June 6th, 2023
The migrant crisis continues in New York; Mayor Adams not ruling out blowing this year’s municipal budget deadline; Billy Joel's moving out of MSG; The Mets beat the Phillies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 26, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review: Friday May 26th
Governor Hochul joins Mayor Adams in begging Biden to expedite migrant work permits; NYC Council votes to expand rent voucher access in face of Mayor Adams’ opposition; NYC child care, after-school workers pause programs to protest low wages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 19, 2023
The Mayor's Migrant Crisis: New York Daily News Week in Review
Mayor Adams scolds NYC Council members for ‘disrespectful’ tone over migrant response; A new plan to reduce retail theft; Team Adams ordered to cough up nearly $20K in campaign finance-related fines; Governor Hochul’s popularity slips; Mets take first series in a month and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 12, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review for May 12, 2023
Aaron Rodgers to make Jets debut; Mayor Adams suspends NYC right-to-shelter rules ahead of expected migrant surge; The Governor and Mayor weigh in on the death of Jordan Neely; and More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 05, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, May 5th, 2023
NYC threatens to cut water access at buildings owing more than $800M in utility bills; Governor Hochul signs $229B New York state budget a month late; 73% in New York say paying for groceries is harder than 1 year ago; The Knicks win big on Tuesday, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 28, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, April 28, 2023
Governor Hochul announces tentative state budget deal; Mayor Adams unveiled a budget proposal; Aaron Rodgers is a New York Jet; The Knicks win round 1 of the playoffs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 21, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, April 21, 2023
NY lawmakers pass fourth budget extender; Mayor Adams slams Biden in renewing demands to step up fed efforts on migrant crisis; NYC Sheriff’s Office conducts 4/20 raid on Midtown ‘Weed World’ shop and more New York news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 14, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, April 14, 2023
House panel to hold Manhattan hearing targeting DA Alvin Bragg’s crime policies; Mayor Adams vows NYPD robot Digidog reboot; City Council bans guinea pig sales in NYC and more New York news from the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 07, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, April 7, 2023
NY Budget negotiations extend through Easter; Donald Trump indicted; Mayor Adams defends budget cuts; Marjorie Taylor Greene's thoughts on NYC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 24, 2023
New York Daily News Week in Review, March 24, 2023
The budget battle wages on; Trump's indictment week; Mayor Adams kills medicare advantage option favored by retirees; New York's new rat Czar...and more New York news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 17, 2023
New York Daily News, March 17, 2023
Budget negotiations get underway in Albany; Hochul lukewarm on stripping Madison Square Garden’s tax exempt status; NYC Council votes to make it easier for asylum seeker students to get city-issued IDs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 16, 2023
New York Daily News, march 16, 2023
Battle lines drawn in NY state budget fight; NYC ghost gun ring that sold cocaine busted; NYC Mayor Adams pays $300 rat infestation ticket after failed challenge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 15, 2023
New York Daily News, March 15, 2023
NY Dem lawmakers want additions to Hochul's housing plan; NYC Mayor Adams’ inauguration committee accused of accepting ‘prohibited donations’; Mayor Adams signs off on new laws Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 14, 2023
New York Daily News, March 14, 2023
Nor’easter prompts Governor to declare emergency; NY Dems want to end Madison Square Garden’s property tax exemption; NYC opening two new mega shelters for migrants as Brooklyn Cruise Terminal site closes this month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 13, 2023
New York Daily News, March 13, 2023
Veteran NYPD cop fired over drug test sues to get job back; NYC casino developers getting community pushback; Busy stretch of Broadway to get pedestrian plazas, fewer cars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 10, 2023
New York Daily News, March 10, 2023
Two more FDNY chiefs ask to be demoted as shakeup in upper ranks continues; MSG move to Hudson Yards gets thumbs down from community board; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 09, 2023
New York Daily News, March 9, 2023
NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams renews push to shut down Rikers Island; NYC Uber, Lyft drivers win pay raise in Taxi and Limousine Commission vote Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 08, 2023
New York Daily News, March 8, 2023
Governor Hochul again calls on Legislature to amend controversial bail reform laws; Charter school expansion plans spark resistance in Albany; Mayor Adams says stumping for Biden’s reelection won’t stop him from criticizing feds’ migrant crisis response Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 07, 2023
New York Daily News, March 7, 2023
Mayor Adams tapped for team of Biden reelection surrogates; Adams stands by FDNY commish amid turmoil in the department’s upper ranks; NYC isn’t expecting any more federal aid for migrant crisis this fiscal year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 06, 2023
New York Daily News, March 6, 2023
Council says city’s getting more revenue than Mayor Adams expects; Mayor Adams appears to reverse himself on controversial remarks criticizing separation of church and state; Electric scooter battery fire in Bronx injures five firefighters and two civilians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, March 03, 2023
New York Daily News, March 3, 2023
Sparks flying over Hochul’s proposed menthol ban; Judge rules sharing of sealed records at NYPD press conference with NYC Mayor Adams was illegal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 02, 2023
New York Daily News, March 2, 2023
NYC Council uses $1.2M in leftover youth agency cash to launch migrant aid fund; NYPD no-show at Council hearing for SRG riot unit at George Floyd protests sparks outrage; MSG Networks launching streaming service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, March 01, 2023
New York Daily News, March 1, 2023
More than 1.5 million in NYC facing hunger, shortages with end of pandemic-era SNAP benefits; Two NYC deputy fire commissioners ousted as top-rank turmoil continues in FDNY; NYC Mayor Adams’ administration supports anti-fat discrimination bill; more tepid on tattoos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 28, 2023
New York Daily News, February 28, 2023
More than 2,000 gas work violations logged in NYC; NYC bracing for its biggest snowfall of otherwise unusually warm winter; NYC’s Dyckman Plaza in Inwood renamed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 27, 2023
New York Daily News, February 27, 2023
NYPD lieutenant faces charges he manipulated probe of young detective; Bronx residents frustrated by stalled progress on Fordham Plaza revitalization; Panera, Starbucks stores in Hoboken, N.J., have shuttered dining areas to keep out homeless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 24, 2023
New York Daily News, February 24, 2023
Hochul celebrates groundbreaking for new JFK Terminal 6; Brooklyn Senator pushes bill to end winter evictions; Ukraine supporters in Brooklyn mark first anniversary of Russian invasion with flags, anthem, speeches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 23, 2023
New York Daily News, February 23, 2023
FDNY proposes 54% rate hike for EMS ambulance service; Outrage on Broadway as neo-Nazi group rallies outside ‘Parade,’ musical about a lynched American Jew Driver charged in death of Queens pedestrian; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 22, 2023
New York Daily News, February 22, 2023
George Santos names mysterious new campaign treasurer; NYC Mayor Adams hits Florida Governor for lax stance on gun laws; State troopers on Hochul’s NYC security detail probed over falsified time sheet allegations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 21, 2023
New York Daily News, February 21, 2023
Governor DeSantis slams state bail laws, ‘woke’ politicians in echo of Mayor Adams; NYC Mayor Adams, hotel workers union make TV ad to bring Democratic National Convention to city; Chronic absenteeism climbs to record numbers in NYC schools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 20, 2023
New York Daily News, February 20, 2023
Residents in NYC pushing back on explosion of new 5G Towers; Off-duty NYPD cops arrested for DWI; Beloved Brooklyn pastor fatally struck by SUV driver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 17, 2023
New York Daily News, February 17, 2023
Hochul claims LaSalle battle won’t taint budget negotiations; Dearth of AI rules in NYC could leave Adams’ administration open to ‘biased outcomes’; Chick-Fil-A opens delivery workers’ rest stop as NYC street hubs stall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 16, 2023
New York Daily News, February 16, 2023
Dems formally reject Governor Hochul’s chief judge pick; Mayor Adams tempers bail demands with calls to fund public defenders; ; Proposed delivery worker hub on NYC’s Upper West Side sparks outrage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 15, 2023
New York Daily News, February 15, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams ordered to cough up $300 for rat infestation at Brooklyn residence; George Santos vows not to let ‘Twitter trolling’ force him from Congress; FDNY urges feds to take more action against dangerous e-bike batteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 14, 2023
New York Daily News, February 14, 2023
Governor Hochul’s proposed menthol ban, cigarette tax hike draws mixed reactions; Never-released internal NYPD report cites ‘shortcomings and missteps’ in response to 2020 George Floyd protests; Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino says NYC bicyclists should be forced to get licensed and insurance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 13, 2023
New York Daily News, February 13, 2023
NYC pizzerias forced to pay out hundreds of thousands in settlements for wage theft claims; NYPD detective charged with stalking ex-girlfriend; Yankees icon Derek Jeter joining Fox MLB team; Elderly man shoved to Brooklyn subway tracks in random attack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 10, 2023
New York Daily News, February 10, 2023
NYC opening two new specialized programs in Brooklyn for students with dyslexia; Mayor Adams appears in court to demand dismissal of rat infestation tickets; MSG asks NYC to continue operating storied arena Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 09, 2023
New York Daily News, February 9, 2023
NYC nurses follow up private hospital strikes; Mayor Adams claims ‘woke’ Democrats are driving minority voters out of party; MTA employees crowd court hearing for finance pro charged in Brooklyn subway worker assault Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 08, 2023
New York Daily News, February 8, 2023
NYC unions demand back pay for workers fired for refusing COVID shots; NYC Social Services Commissioner resigning after tumultuous tenure; Illegal weed shops in NYC to face eviction under new crackdown plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 07, 2023
New York Daily News, February 7, 2023
George Santos denies sexual harassment claim by prospective aide; Mayor Adams ends COVID vaccine mandate for NYC workers; Two high-ranking FDNY chiefs surrender titles in protest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 06, 2023
New York Daily News, February 28, 2023
Nets trade Kyrie Irving; FDNY joins descendants to honor firefighters killed in 1923 line-of-duty train crash; NYPD cops shoot, critically wound man in Bronx confrontation; 15-year-old girl arrested for murder for using accelerant to set Bronx arson fire that killed stranger; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 03, 2023
New York Daily News, February 3, 2023
Mayor Adams faces heat for deploying cops to break up hotel encampment; NYC developer resubmits scuttled ‘One45′ Harlem housing plan; Trans nonbinary Broadway star withdraws from Tony consideration over gendered categories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 02, 2023
New York Daily News, February 2, 2023
Governor proposes additional charter schools in NYC; Details on Hochul's $227 billion NY spending plan; 12 year old Brooklyn boy shot accidentally by friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, February 01, 2023
New York Daily News, February 1, 2023
Biden vows to kickstart NYC’s Hudson River rail tunnels; NYC public schools poised to reverse ban on controversial AI tool; NY Attorney General accuses Trump of lying on the record in response to lawsuit over company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 31, 2023
New York Daily News, January 31, 2023
NYPD's plan to change discipline guidelines for misconduct; Representative George Santos vows to cooperate with ethics probe; Mayor Adams defends NYPD’s own anti-gun unit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 30, 2023
New York Daily News, January 30, 2023
New York’s snow-less streak ties major record; Sharpton asks for peaceful protests in Tyre Nichols’ death; Mayor Adams’ pal named in sexual harassment lawsuit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 27, 2023
New York Daily News, January 27, 2023
Queens daycare unlicensed and running out of basement illegally; Mayor Adams vows to improve NYC ‘quality of life’ in light-on-details State of the City speech; Madison Square Garden facial recognition attorney ban challenged by NY Attorney General Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 26, 2023
New York Daily News, January 26, 2023
Adams admin angers local leaders with plan for homeless shelter in Bronx area; Mayor Adams claims right-to-shelter law does not apply to NYC asylum seekers; Eighteen children injured in Queens daycare fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, January 25, 2023
New York Daily News, January 25, 2023
Hochul wants to address ‘inconsistency’ in New York’s bail law; Mayor Adams weighs in on the great stove debate; Representative George Santos claims he was mugged in broad daylight; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 24, 2023
New York Daily News, January 24th, 2023
Gov. Hochul gets highest job approval rate in new Siena poll; Mayor Adams launches newsletter to counteract ‘distorted’ NYC press coverage; East Harlem residents say drug injection site is hurting their neighborhood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 23, 2023
New York Daily News, January 23, 2023
Jury to decide fate of Brooklyn man accused of abandoning family to fight for ISIS and train snipers; Wild melee in Manhattan ends with brawling brothers stabbed by security worker; Vandal smashes through fence of Staten Island synagogue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, January 20, 2023
New York Daily News, January 20, 2023
Governor Hochul ‘weighing options’ for Chief Judge; NYC Council has no plan to pass bill that would let Mayor Adams charge retired city workers for health care; Queens man gets 3 years in prison for fake prize notice scam that targeted elderly victims.; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, January 19, 2023
New York Daily News, January 19, 2023
Democrats deny Hector LaSalle’s nomination to be state’s top judge; NYC Mayor Adams again floats possibility of housing migrants on cruise ships; Self-defense claimed in fatal Brooklyn sidewalk stabbing of ‘superfriendly’ pizzeria worker; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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