Heard Around Town
Politics
Unsatisfied with the mayor’s, NYC Council to launch its own agency report cards
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to announce the initiative in her State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon.
News & Politics
Politics
The Adams administration quietly hired its first AI czar. Who is he?
Jiahao Chen, who led AI initiatives at JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, is the city’s new director of AI and machine learning.
Housing
Policy
City program to incentivize upgrades to rent stabilized apartments has just one applicant
The pilot program is just one way the city is trying to help get vacant units back on the market, city officials said at a City Council hearing on housing vacancies.
New York State
Personality
How New York’s chief information officer is guiding AI policy at state agencies
Cybersecurity and revamping the state unemployment insurance system are also on Dru Rai’s lengthy to-do list.
Criminal Justice
Politics
Rikers replacement jails won't be ready by 2027 deadline, City Hall budget director says
“We know it’s not going to happen by 2027,” Budget Director Jacques Jiha said of the plan to close Rikers Island, during a discussion of the city’s capital budget.
Budget
Policy
As budget season gets underway, council presses administration for collaboration
City Comptroller Brad Lander accused the mayor of announcing deep budget cuts so that he could later magnanimously reverse them.
New York City Council
Policy
The NYC Council is suing Eric Adams. Here’s what you need to know.
The City Council’s lawsuit against the mayor makes an aggressive argument for the separation of powers.
Policy
Policy
Out with the new, in with the old: Eric Adams wants to go back to laxer sanctuary protections
In his most forceful comments on the issue to date, the New York City mayor wants to collaborate with federal immigration authorities when a migrant is merely suspected of committing a crime.
NYPD
Policy
In a new seat of power, Yusef Salaam questions NYPD on wrongful convictions.
Salaam said that his new council office has heard from hundreds of individuals who said that they are in prison for a crime that they didn’t commit.
Eric Adams
Politics
Eric Adams’ visibility may not mean greater transparency
New York City government has in fact gone backward in several areas, including with law enforcement.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Migrants report sleeping outside or on trains for days as they await shelter assignments
The city currently operates more than 200 shelters for recent arrivals.
Criminal Justice
Politics
Bragg and Adams announce charges in Times Square attack
“The only thing worse than failing to bring perpetrators to justice would be to ensnare innocent people in the criminal justice system,” Bragg said of his “meticulous” investigation.
New York City
Policy
New York City reaches deadline to show progress on rental voucher expansion
The City Council threatened to sue if the city didn’t take steps to implement rental voucher expansion by Feb. 7.
Albany Agenda
Policy
Eric Adams asks for state to cover at least half of migrant costs
The New York City mayor testified before state lawmakers at Albany’s annual “Tin Cup Day.”
Albany Agenda
Policy
It’s ‘Tin Cup Day,’ and Eric Adams has a wishlist
The New York City mayor wants continued mayoral control of schools and a deal to spur housing development.
Labor
Policy
Staff shortages slow, hinder work at some city agencies
Amid an ongoing hiring freeze, a report card on city agency performance released this week shows that some agencies still don’t have the staff they need.
Criminal Justice
Politics
City Council overrides mayor’s vetoes on two law enforcement bills
Projecting a united front, the council defied a public relations campaign by the mayor to cast both bills as endangering public safety.
New York City
Politics
City Council will test its own strength with criminal justice veto overrides
The debate over the How Many Stops Act reached a fever pitch this weekend, after Council Member Yusef Salaam was pulled over by the NYPD.
Heard Around Town
Policy
NYC touts faster fire inspections in new report
Wait times for fire alarm inspections were down compared to last year.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Jeffries emphasizes freedom angle on abortion during ABNY breakfast
The House minority leader urged Democrats to appeal to moderate voters on the issue of reproductive rights.
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