The mayor has raised $1.3 million for re-election since January, relying on many wealthy donors from New York City and beyond. Source: New York Times
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Judge’s Rebuke of New York City Signals Potential of Rikers Takeover
The comments from Judge Laura Taylor Swain came after the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan called for the jails to be taken over by an outside authority. Source: New York Times
Six Charged With Organizing Illegal Donations to Adams’s 2021 Campaign
One defendant knew Mayor Eric Adams when they were police officers. Prosecutors did not accuse the mayor of knowing about what they called a scheme to acquire thousands of dollars in extra public matching funds. Source: New York Times
Jordan Neely Was on New York’s ‘Top 50’ List of Homeless People at Risk
Mr. Neely, who was killed by another subway rider, was on a watch list for a city task force that kept track of the New Yorkers of most concern. Source: New York Times
Hochul and Adams Envision ‘New New York.’ Getting There Is the Trick.
The leaders want to turn commercial districts into 24-hour live-and-work spaces, recognizing that the pandemic has fundamentally changed the city. Source: New York Times
Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest
The psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey has been advocating tougher involuntary psychiatric treatment policies for 40 years. Now it’s paying off. Source: New York Times
Mayor Eric Adams Wins Fight Over Rat Infestation Fine
The mayor, who had been issued a summons for rats at a property he owns in Brooklyn, defended himself at a hearing this week. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams’ Plan for NYC’s Housing Crisis Would Relax Rules for Developers
The mayor proposed reducing requirements that he said slow the construction of new homes as the city contends with a housing crisis. Source: New York Times
Advocates for Mentally Ill Call for Restraining Order to Halt Removal Plan
A motion in federal court called for a temporary restraining order, saying Mayor Eric Adams’s plan would violate constitutional rights. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Mayor Eric Adams, Fined For Rats on His Property, Takes on City Hall
Mr. Adams, a noted rat antagonist who once endorsed a special rat-drowning device, on Tuesday contested a summons and fine over an infestation at a rental property he owns. Source: New York Times
Mayor Adams Promotes Women to Fill 2 Key First-Term Departures
In naming a new chief of staff and first deputy mayor, Eric Adams drew his inner circle closer by choosing two longtime loyalists. Source: New York Times
NYC’s Mental Health Plan Raises Questions for Police Officers
Mayor Eric Adams wants police officers on the front lines, but critics say they are not trained to get people off the streets, and could endanger everyone involved. Source: New York Times
Twin Friends of Eric Adams Are Dogged by Allegations and Unpaid Debts
They run the mayor’s favorite restaurant, and he says they have put their troubled pasts behind them. Some of their former business partners disagree. Source: New York Times
Edward Hopper’s New York, as It Looks Today
A web-based map from the Whitney Museum lets viewers see the modern-day appearances of the places Hopper painted. Source: New York Times