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Rikers Island
Updated
Politics
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
The long-awaited decision on a federal takeover will have to wait till an unknown date.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Retired Judge Kathryn Freed challenges Inez Dickens for Manhattan BOE commish
Dickens, the county pick, reportedly doesn’t have the votes in City Council to secure the role.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Eric Adams to Tucker Carlson: ‘The party left me’
The New York City mayor vented to the far-right commentator about the injustice of his corruption indictment.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
Get to know the candidates in a wide, weird and unsettled field.
Budget
Policy
Eric Adams unveils $114.6 billion FY 26 preliminary budget with optimism
Kicking off a season of negotiation with the City Council, the New York City mayor said the city’s economy is strong.
Immigration
Policy
Council to hold immigration oversight hearing ahead of Trump inauguration
City Council Member Alexa Avilés wants to know how the city is preparing to respond to deportation threats.
Kathy Hochul
Policy
Kathy Hochul’s NYC agenda in 2025
The governor is preoccupied with perceptions of subway crime and giving money back to New Yorkers.
Policy
Adams to announce ‘family-friendly’ housing initiatives at State of the City
The mayor wants to support intergenerational living with tax incentives and other changes.
Real Estate
Politics
‘New Yorkers don’t care.’ Is the real estate pledge dead in NYC politics?
Not so long ago, Democrats were rushing to swear off landlord and developer campaign donations. A new YIMBY era seems to have made that pledge less relevant.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Children’s advocates urge Eric Adams to fund universal 3-K, summer school, despite federal dollars running out
A coalition is putting pressure on the mayor ahead of his preliminary budget proposal.
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Personality
Personality
Remembering Jimmy Carter and his New York legacy
The 39th president spent most of his life in Georgia, but he left a mark on New York City, particularly after visiting the blighted South Bronx in 1977.
News & Politics
Politics
New York political predictions for 2025
Who will be elected New York City mayor? What is Andrew Cuomo angling for? We asked experts to consult their crystal ball.
Adams probes
Politics
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Eric Adams’ longtime righthand, indicted
Lewis-Martin and her son both pleaded not guilty to state bribery charges. The mayor himself is not a target of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation.
News & Politics
Politics
Civil NYPD sexual harassment suit seeks to add Jeffrey Maddrey, Eddie Caban as defendants
In an amended complaint, the chief of department is accused of making unwanted advances, and the former commish is accused of gender discrimination.
Donald Trump
Politics
Trump: ‘I would certainly look at’ pardoning Eric Adams
The president-elect repeated assertions that the New York City mayor had been treated unfairly by federal watchdogs.
News & Politics
Politics
Eric Adams denied public campaign funds for reelection bid
The Campaign Finance Board cited conduct “detrimental” to the matching funds program in denying the mayor a public funds payment for his reelection on Monday.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
What to watch for at the NYC Campaign Finance Board meeting
After the mayor was indicted on federal campaign finance charges, the city’s public matching funds program is under heightened scrutiny.
Donald Trump
Politics
Here are the New York politicos in line for Trump admin jobs
On the flip side, many prominent New Yorkers serving under the Biden administration will be out of work.
Immigration
Updated
Policy
Following the asylum-seeker odyssey: a timeline
Tracking the arrival of migrants bused to New York City from the southern border, from April 2022 to now.
