In her first televised campaign ad, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, from a church pulpit in Bushwick, proclaims her no-drama management style — which she calls a rarity in a city rife with scammers and scandals. “In New York City, we know drama. But as City Council speaker, I rise above it,” she says, noting […]

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The abundance agenda is on the ballot in New York City.  A Yes-in-My-Backyard mentality to build everything from apartments to bike lanes has popped up in multiple races in the upcoming Democratic primary  — heralding a potential sea change in a political culture with a history of reining in development.  Mayoral contenders are vying to outdo […]

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During the state prison strike earlier this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to “pause” many elements of the so-called HALT Solitary Act for 90-days.  Slightly more than three months later, Hochul and prison officials have continued to pare back the rules restricting the use of solitary confinement as a punishment. They contend that the state […]

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Thousands of soggy protesters peacefully marched down Fifth Avenue on Saturday afternoon as part of a national demonstration against President Trump just hours after a political assasination of a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota. The march followed a week of escalating tensions over the administration’s immigration crackdown after protests in Los Angeles ended in tear gas […]

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A State Supreme Court judge has indefinitely barred Mayor Eric Adams from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from reopening an office on Rikers Island.  In a scathing decision published Friday afternoon, Judge Mary Rosado sided with many of the City Council’s arguments in its lawsuit against the mayor, including that the executive order signed by […]

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