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Eric Adams Reigned Over a Run of Scandal Not Seen Since Boss Tweed
In his twilight days at City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams has doubled down on attacking his corruption indictment, dismissing it as “lawfare” brought by a Biden administration angry at his criticism of policies he blamed for triggering a flood of migrants to New York City. He has repeated his mantra that the media unfairly focused […]
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Eric Adams Takes His Place in History of Corruption-Scarred Mayors
Where Eric Adams stands in the pantheon of New York City mayors will be for historians to decide, but in a single respect he joins only one other mayor, long forgotten: A. Oakey Hall. Hall was the last New York City mayor indicted while in office , charged in 1871 with neglect of his official […]
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Use of Force By NYPD Officers Surged 20% Last Year
Use of force by members of the NYPD surged 20% last year to 11,746 incidents — a record high since the department began detailed record-keeping on the issue in 2016, according to a police department report quietly posted online in recent days. Roughly half the incidents of force occurred in response to crimes or violations […]
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop to Pandemic Levels in Sign of Local Climate Laws’ Impact
In 2024, the city’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped to levels not seen since 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic — a sign, environmentalists say, that new climate policies are making a difference. The city’s latest annual greenhouse gas inventory shows a decrease of about 5% in emissions citywide compared to the previous year and a 25% cut […]
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Jobs Stall, a Sign NYC’s Economy Is ‘Treading Water’ in Uncertain Times
Last May when Mayor Eric Adams presented his executive budget proposal, his administration forecast that the city would add 150,000 jobs in 2025. Now, the administration admits the gain will be only about 40,000 jobs. Worse, say other analyses, all the added jobs are coming from low-wage health care positions paid for almost entirely with […]
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