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Mayor Eric Adams voices concerns about NYC's non-citizen voting bill
Mayor Adams expressed reservations about a controversial bill passed under his predecessor that grants green card holders the right to vote in local elections.
Mayor Adams makes 911 call, jumps into action on way to City Hall: 'Here we go'
"Once a transit cop always a transit cop," Adams said, while keeping a watchful eye on three men arguing on the street.
Mayor Adams vows to end gov 'dysfunction' in inaugural address
The new mayor said that "crime-ridden communities or poor schools, economic inequality or racial injustice... have been normalized for generations."
Eric Adams sizes up Gracie Mansion on his first day as mayor
"I’m going by today to measure the drapes and to see what the accommodations are like," Adams joked to reporters.
Eric Adams calls 911 to report assault, encounters homeless and mentally ill on subway ride to City Hall
Mayor Eric Adams had an eventful subway ride early Saturday on his first day in office — calling 911 to report an assault he witnessed while waiting for the J...
Eric Adams sworn in as 110th mayor of New York City
Eric Adams proclaimed "New York is back" moments after he was sworn in as the city’s 110th mayor in Times Square following the New Year’s Eve ball drop.
Movers haul Bill's boxes -- but de Blasio not leaving yet
With one of de Blasio's two Park Slope houses rented out and the other undergoing extensive remodeling, sources said he would be relocating to the Marriott hotel in downtown Brooklyn.
Eric Adams announces new appointments ahead of NYE ball drop
Two of the appointees are holdovers from Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration.
De Blasio arrived late to his own goodbye party
Mayor Bill De Blasio was two hours late to his goodbye party to commemorate his final day at City Hall before passing the reign off to Mayor-elect Eric Adams.
Most kids in ICU at major hospital with COVID had underlying conditions: NYC doctor
The majority of children hospitalized in recent weeks with serious cases of COVID-19 at one major New York City pediatric center had underlying conditions or were adolescents, a doctor told...
End of an error: De Blasio leaves City Hall with broken promises, dashed dreams
Bill de Blasio's come-from-behind victory in the 2013 mayoral race gave New York City its first progressive leader in generations — and unleashed eight years of controversy and turbulence.
Eric Adams will be sworn in as NYC mayor after Times Square ball drop
Eric Adams will be sworn in as the 110th Mayor of New York City after ringing in the New Year at the Times Square ball drop.
NY records highest daily COVID deaths since February 2021
New York state suffered 97 daily deaths from COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul — marking the highest toll since late February during the pandemic's previous winter wave.
NYC's hospitalization rate keeps climbing as COVID cases surge
During a press briefing, Mayor de Blasio revealed that the city's hospitalization admission rate rose nearly 30 percent from Christmas Day.
Eric Adams launches new City Hall office to crack down on waste, fraud — with 3 targets in his sights
The new office Adams is creating will focus on inefficiencies in three key agencies as its first order of business.
Defund police backer Brad Lander to have NYPD security detail as comptroller
Comptroller-elect Brad Lander, who has advocated for defunding the NYPD's budget in 2020, will have a police security detail when he takes office.
Mayor de Blasio dismisses impact of child vaccine mandate on NYC tourism
Mayor Bill de Blasio spurned the concerns of tourists who can't dine in city restaurants because their kids aren't vaccinated — while dismissing the economic impact on the eateries.
NYC students exposed to COVID can stay in class if they test negative: de Blasio
Mayor Bill De Blasio noted that 98 percent of close contacts of public schools students who test positive for the virus do not end up contracting it as well.
NYC hospitalizations up 'intensely' in last two weeks as Omicron surges
New York City's hospitalization rate more than doubled during the past two weeks —the most recent data show the seven-day average number of people hospitalized per 100,000 hit 3.7 on...
De Blasio talks new vax mandate penalties: 'We're not trying to do gotcha'
Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted Monday that his private-sector COVID-19 vaccine mandate will yield few penalties for Big Apple businesses