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Eric Adams Drops Out of Race for Mayor, Refuses to Endorse Rivals
After weeks of fervent denials, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is dropping out of the mayoral race, admitting he can’t continue his run for a second term while rattling off his accomplishments over nearly four years. In a video released to social media, Adams descends the stairs at Gracie Mansion holding a large […]
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LISTEN: ‘The Tabloids Were Comic Books for Adults’
Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC hosts Harry Siegel and Amy Sohn to discuss his sweeping new book, The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990: “The tabs were this incredibly paradoxical force in New York during these years. On the one hand, they were totally polarizing, turning […]
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Mayor Adams Is Playing ‘3D Chess’ in Longshot Re-Election Run, He Says
If Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election bid is flopping, don’t blame the man in City Hall. The mayor instead faulted his campaign’s fundraising woes Thursday on repeated news reports that he may prematurely end his longshot bid for a second term. Adams has been denied public matching funds five times and is suing the Campaign Finance […]
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Rikers Officer Shared Info With ICE in Sanctuary Violation, Probe Finds
A Department of Correction officer shared real-time information with federal immigration officers about the release of a man detained at Rikers Island in violation of New York City sanctuary law, leading to the person’s arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to findings laid out by the Department of Investigation Thursday. While the report […]
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Rikers Worker Sprayed Air Freshener While Feces-Smeared Man Neared Death in Cell
While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his door spraying air freshener, according to an oversight report obtained by THE CITY. The striking detail appears in the Board of Correction’s initial review of Ardit Billa’s August […]
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