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Subpoena of Asylum Seeker Office Head Points to Widening Federal Probe of Adams Confidants
New York City’s Office of Asylum Seeker Operations Director Molly Schaeffer was hit with a request for information from federal investigators, an Adams administration source confirmed Friday. The subpoena, which was first reported by the Associated Press, points to widening federal inquiry that’s entangled a stunning number of top officials in Mayor Eric Adams inner […] The post Subpoena of Asylum Seeker Office Head Points to Widening Federal Probe of Adams Confidants appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Federal Safety Inspectors Hit Immigrant Tobacco Sweatshops With Hazard Fines
Federal workplace health and safety inspectors have found more than two dozen fire, electrical, respiratory and sanitary hazards at tobacco factories in Brooklyn and Queens where immigrant workers complained about substandard pay and conditions. HotHead Grabba, which packages tubes of loose ground tobacco leaves sold in smoke shops and bodegas around the New York region, […] The post Federal Safety Inspectors Hit Immigrant Tobacco Sweatshops With Hazard Fines appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Can Reeling Eric Adams Get to ‘Yes’ on His Big Housing Agenda?
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams released a video kicking off the final push to enact his City of Yes housing plan, arguing the ambitious proposal — maybe the most important of his administration — is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to undo decades of racist, discriminatory zoning laws. “In the 1950s and 60s, as the Civil Rights Movement […] The post Can Reeling Eric Adams Get to ‘Yes’ on His Big Housing Agenda? appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Bite by Bite, Migrant Women Help Fuel a Burgeoning Lunch Business at Manhattan Construction Sites
Each weekday, Isabel, a 30-year-old asylum seeker from Ecuador, finds a spot among the tourists, shoppers and licensed food vendors in SoHo. Without a permit, she sells $10 packaged lunches from coolers to construction workers, offering hot soups and a beverage with generous platters of Ecuadorian staples like roast chicken with rice and beans and […] The post Bite by Bite, Migrant Women Help Fuel a Burgeoning Lunch Business at Manhattan Construction Sites appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
What to Know About Voting in New York Ahead of November’s Election
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, New Yorkers will get a chance to cast their votes for the 47th president of the United States, among other choices on the ballot. Despite the state’s often abysmal voter turnout, the 2020 election was one of the most well-attended in U.S. history nationally — and New York’s turnout was […] The post What to Know About Voting in New York Ahead of November’s Election appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
MTA Lays Out $68B Big-Ticket Wish List for Transit, Despite Congestion Pricing U-Turn
The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a record $68.4 billion capital improvement program designed to keep the teetering transit system on track — even as funding for nearly half the five-year plan is no sure thing. Titled “The Future Rides With Us,” the proposed 2025-2029 budget for investment projects lays out the MTA’s most ambitious roadmap […] The post MTA Lays Out $68B Big-Ticket Wish List for Transit, Despite Congestion Pricing U-Turn appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Parks Department Readies to Take Over Beach Drone Program
The city’s Parks Department is moving to take over the beach drone surveillance program recently launched by Mayor Eric Adams, a memo shared with THE CITY shows. The sky-high technology, which keeps an electronic eye on sharks and swimmers, is currently overseen by the city’s police, fire and emergency management agencies. All three had officials […] The post Parks Department Readies to Take Over Beach Drone Program appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
What Happens If Eric Adams Resigns? Can He Be Forced Out?
As four separate federal investigations plague Mayor Eric Adams and his administration, progressive politicians such as Councilmember Tiffany Cabán (D-Queens), state Senator Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblymember Emily Gallagher (D-Brooklyn) have called on him to resign. Adams has steadfastly said he will not, but there’s also the possibility that he could be forced out. If […] The post What Happens If Eric Adams Resigns? Can He Be Forced Out? appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
In Defiant Show of Loyalty, Adams Kept Boosting Close Aide After Feds Launched Investigation
As pressure grows on Mayor Eric Adams to part ways with administration officials caught in sweeping federal investigations, his response to the ongoing probe of a longtime adviser shows him digging in and doubling down despite warning signs of potential misconduct. Since her two Bronx homes were raided by the FBI in February, Winnie Greco […] The post In Defiant Show of Loyalty, Adams Kept Boosting Close Aide After Feds Launched Investigation appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Rep. Ritchie Torres Decries ‘Shocking’ Disparities That Cut NYC Out of Green Bonds
A dearth of green bond funding for New York City, first reported by THE CITY, has attracted scrutiny from a federal lawmaker. Approved by voters statewide in 2022, the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act allows the state to borrow $4.2 billion to pay for big projects, such as stormwater systems, […] The post Rep. Ritchie Torres Decries ‘Shocking’ Disparities That Cut NYC Out of Green Bonds appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Dominican Historic District Designation Divides Washington Heights
A state board has voted, just barely, to recognize a new Washington Heights-Dominican Cultural Historic District, in a tie break that reflects a divide in the neighborhood about the proposal. The move in Albany on Thursday by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to recommend listing the district in the National Register of […] The post Dominican Historic District Designation Divides Washington Heights appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
LISTEN: Adams Tries To Turn the Corruption Probes Page and ‘Write My Own Story’
The hits keep coming as Eric Adams’ chief counsel walked away, effective immediately, on Saturday night, an associate director of a mayor’s office got fired after he allegedly told a business member to pay off the former police commissioner’s brother, two former FDNY chiefs just got charged with corruption, another Democrat launched a run again […] The post LISTEN: Adams Tries To Turn the Corruption Probes Page and ‘Write My Own Story’ appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
High-Level NYPD Official Caught Up in Federal Probe Is Leaving
A high-level NYPD official whose phone was confiscated by the FBI in a federal corruption probe of the department is leaving the force. Raul Pintos, who served as chief of staff to police commissioner Edward Caban, filed for retirement on Friday, according to two former NYPD officials. Caban resigned his post as the city’s top […] The post High-Level NYPD Official Caught Up in Federal Probe Is Leaving appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Ex-Fire Chiefs Charged in Bribery Scheme Tied to City Hall Fast-Track List
Two high-level FDNY chiefs used a City Hall practice of expediting fire inspections for favored big-money building owners, including deep-pocketed donors to Mayor Adams, as cover for a scheme that secretly netted them nearly $200,000 in illegal off-the-books payments, federal prosecutors charged Monday. Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco, two former ranking members of the Bureau […] The post Ex-Fire Chiefs Charged in Bribery Scheme Tied to City Hall Fast-Track List appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Opioid Settlement Advisory Board Members Urge Gov. Hochul to Make Emergency Declaration
This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. As New Yorkers continue to die of opioid overdoses, Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to declare a public health emergency, frustrating advocates and providers who believe the move […] The post Opioid Settlement Advisory Board Members Urge Gov. Hochul to Make Emergency Declaration appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
How NYC Became an AI Industry Hot Spot
When the events company Informa Tech decided artificial intelligence represented an area ripe for the kind of conferences it puts on, it held one in Silicon Valley. It tried one in Austin. But then it decided New York was where it had to be. This December, its ninth New York AI Summit, to be held […] The post How NYC Became an AI Industry Hot Spot appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Number of City Youth With Nowhere to Sleep at Night Climbs
The number of homeless youth who were denied shelter in the city shot up this year, with more than 1,100 young people sent back to the streets between January and July of 2024 — a historically high number driven by the asylum-seeker crisis, advocates say. New data, released Thursday by the Department of Youth and […] The post Number of City Youth With Nowhere to Sleep at Night Climbs appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Adams’s Ex-Legal Counsel Repeatedly Advised Key Aide, Since Raided by FBI, on Migrant Contracts
Mayor Eric Adams’s former top legal counsel, Lisa Zornberg, met with another key mayoral aide whose phone was seized by the FBI, Tim Pearson, on at least four occasions to discuss “asylum seeker crisis contracts,” a review by THE CITY has found. Zornberg resigned abruptly and without explanation on Saturday night, 10 days after Pearson’s […] The post Adams’s Ex-Legal Counsel Repeatedly Advised Key Aide, Since Raided by FBI, on Migrant Contracts appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Feds Intensify Focus on Schools App Firm That Sought to Influence Banks Brothers
Federal authorities probing City Hall insiders are zeroing in on a Florida technology company, Saferwatch, that hired the brother of two of Mayor Eric Adams’ top officials whose homes and electronic devices were searched last week. The intensified scrutiny comes after THE CITY reported on Saferwatch’s attempts to influence Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip […] The post Feds Intensify Focus on Schools App Firm That Sought to Influence Banks Brothers appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Caban Watered Down NYPD Misconduct Rules as Final Act
The NYPD has quietly reduced the suggested punishment for cops guilty of abusing authority, using offensive language, failing to take a civilian complaint, and conducting an unlawful search, THE CITY has learned. The changes to what’s called the disciplinary matrix are dated Sept. 9, just three days before now former Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned […] The post Caban Watered Down NYPD Misconduct Rules as Final Act appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
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