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In a wide-ranging sit-down with THE CITY, the City Council’s leader calls for more consultation and communication from the mayor’s office when it comes to dealing with the recent waves of asylum seekers now filling shelters.
Incumbent Julie Won gets snubbed by a key union coalition after she said building workers cut a dubious deal.
Eric Adams has already presided over three weddings at his official residence, saying he wants the ‘people’s house’ to be open to New Yorkers.
Just in time for the warm weather, learn how to organize outdoor parties in your neighborhood — it’s not as daunting as you might think.
As of April 1, any adult can perform a marriage anywhere in New York State with a special one-day license. Here’s how it works.
Comptroller Brad Lander is scrutinizing the climate impacts of private equity investments — a topic his counterpart in Albany has yet to address.
The city’s 250,000 retirees will switch to a controversial privatized healthcare plan managed by Aetna after Mayor Eric Adams signed a deal endorsed by the major public sector unions earlier this month. Groups representing retirees said they intend to sue to stop it — again.
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City Council’s own elected leader, Adrienne Adams of Queens, said she wants to put ‘people over everything.’
The Department of Investigation has seen a 10% decrease in staffing that has slowed down investigations and reports, the commissioner told the City Council — and is now facing further funding reductions.
Thousands of ventilators de Blasio commissioned for $12 million sell as scrap metal for less than $25K.
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A reversal comes as judges order some fired employees reinstated — but first, most of them have to reapply for their jobs.
In place of a signature proposal, Adams offered numerous smaller plans and promises that he says ‘get stuff done’ on behalf of regular New Yorkers.
Craig Chu said he is more qualified than the person the office hired, and was later told by panel members that he made them “uncomfortable.”
The financial plan released Thursday sets up a monthslong process of negotiation and hearings within the City Council.
A Bronx parking deal on city-owned land since 2010 has failed to yield city taxpayers a single dime, while the bill owed continues to grow — by $17 million in 2021 alone.
The city will bring in eight lawyers, paid for by their private firms but listed as employees of NYC, to plug a shortage. Critics say it’s just a drop in the bucket.
Documents show the mayor’s counsel readying to recruit pro bono legal staffing from private law firms, as low pay and strict work conditions leave hundreds of jobs vacant.
Eric Adams is promising transparency as his administration probes how things got so cloudy in the first place.
Preliminary stats from Councilmember Gale Brewer ahead of a Friday hearing show deep holes in staffing at key city safety agencies.
Government transparency advocates argue politicians’ social media and campaign sites need to be treated as official documents with public access to archives.
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