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
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Hochul and Adams Envision ‘New New York.’ Getting There Is the Trick.
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
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.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
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
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
A web-based map from the Whitney Museum lets viewers see the modern-day appearances of the places Hopper painted. Source: New York Times
Mayor Eric Adams’s Trip to Qatar Was a Bit of a Mystery Tour
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2022
Eric Adams visited the Acropolis in Athens and attended two World Cup games in Doha on his first major foreign trip as mayor. Source: New York Times
NYC Is Hiring a Rat Overlord. Must Possess ‘Killer Instinct’
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
The city is seeking a new director of rodent mitigation to tackle a task that many mayoral administrations have futilely taken on before. Source: New York Times
New York’s Dilemma: Who Should Be Hospitalized Against Their Will?
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Mayor Adams’s directive to remove people with mental illness from the streets raises a host of questions. Source: New York Times