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Hochul warns New Yorkers’ confidence in Adams is ‘wavering’
The governor said she is giving the mayor an opportunity to restore confidence, while hinting she may remove him if he cannot meet her expectations.
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Eric Adams allegedly abused the city’s matching funds program. A City Council member wants him to stop having access to it
No, the mayor didn’t steal $10 million from taxpayers, but his campaign allegedly got some illegal donations matched. The city Campaign Finance Board is assessing how to proceed.
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Brooklyn Dems organizational meeting mostly goes off without a hitch
During the meeting, reformers tried and failed to change the proxy vote system that has helped entrench the county party’s current leadership.
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Elon Musk spends big to back Hudson Valley Republicans
The billionaire’s super PAC spent hundreds of thousands to help Reps. Marc Molinaro and Mike Lawler.
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Eric Adams order lays out what happens if Sheena Wright leaves
The mayor, who pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges on Friday, signed an executive order Thursday explaining what happens if his first deputy mayor position becomes vacant.
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DNC invests in battleground NY congressional races
The Democratic National Committee is sending $100,000 to the state Democratic Party to increase engagement with Puerto Rican voters.
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Will Hochul try to remove Eric Adams from office?
The governor has broad authority to remove the embattled NYC mayor, but doing so poses serious political risks.
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On the day of his indictment, Eric Adams’ critics span the ideological spectrum
Adams cast earlier calls for him to resign as coming from his political enemies. Post-indictment, that’s not strictly the case anymore.
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Ingrid Lewis-Martin projects support from Japan, top officials resume business after Adams indictment
“I will be back and I will stand with my brother,” Lewis-Martin said.
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No NYC mayor has resigned in decades. But here’s what would happen if they did.
Most recent mayoral administrations have been investigated for corruption, but the New York City line of succession hasn’t come into play.
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Eric Adams charged with bribery, fraud, soliciting foreign campaign donations
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed the 57-page indictment Thursday morning detailing alleged influence peddling in exchange for luxury travel and campaign donations.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges
The indictment against the mayor is expected to be unsealed Thursday morning.
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Eric Adams has been indicted. Who is calling on him to resign?
More than 40 elected officials say they have seen enough.
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Citywide officials at odds with Eric Adams over NYPD subway shooting footage: ‘Not a single shot needed to be fired’
The mayor has continued to defend the officers. Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams say they needlessly endangered people.
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Lander endorses bill sponsored by fellow mayoral candidate Ramos
City Comptroller Brad Lander’s latest report recommends passage of the TEMP Act to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat.
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Gillibrand’s new ad has a very moderate vibe
Seems like a statewide candidate is taking a page from the Suozzi playbook.
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All the times the feds have raided or subpoenaed members of Eric Adams’ admin (that we know of)
Visits from the FBI are becoming a somewhat regular occurrence.
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Conservatives take aim at state ERA in new opposition campaign
Republicans have come up with new attacks on the ballot proposition that would enshrine abortion rights and other protections against discrimination.
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Brownsville City Council member asks: Why haven’t the mayor or the NYPD visited victims of Sunday’s subway shooting?
Two bystanders were shot, and one was left brain-dead, when cops opened fire in a subway station on Sunday.
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Can Eric Adams survive this?
Corruption investigations are nothing new in New York politics. But Adams is in an increasingly precarious political position, and an indictment, depending on its target, could send him over the edge.
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