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As Hochul weighs action, Sharpton, Jeffries and Meeks grow more critical of Adams
Rev. Al Sharpton and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have expressed more explicit concerns about Mayor Eric Adams in the past few days.
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A very Andrew Cuomo valentine
The former governor hijacked an Assembly member’s event to shoot a campaign-esque video.
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When people say Eric Adams should be removed from office, what do they mean?
Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t the only one who could do it.
News & Politics
With Eric Adams refusing to resign, who is calling for him to be removed from office?
After a former federal prosecutor accused Adams of a corrupt quid pro quo, some elected officials want Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove him from office.
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Hochul doesn’t rule out removing Adams
Gov. Kathy Hochul said on MSNBC she is consulting with government leaders about how to address new allegations against the mayor.
Immigration
Susan Zhuang skips border czar meeting with NYC Council Common Sense Caucus: ‘Leave decent hardworking families alone.’
The conservative Brooklyn Democrat represents a district with a large population of immigrants.
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Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
Get to know the candidates in a wide, weird and unsettled field.
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Endorsements in the 2025 New York City mayoral race
Labor unions, political clubs and power brokers. Stay up to date on which mayoral candidates are getting the coveted endorsements for 2025.
Housing
Albany’s next big housing fight might be over upstate rent stabilization
How hard will the real estate lobby fight to block a bill that doesn’t affect New York City?
News & Politics
Trump administration sues NY over ‘Green Light’ law
The 2019 law lets undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses and prevents federal immigration authorities from accessing DMV data without a warrant.
Policy
Adams’ second Charter Revision Commission takes aim at land use gatekeepers
The panel held its first hearing in Brooklyn Tuesday evening.
News & Politics
An ‘impossible position’: What’s next for SDNY after order to drop Eric Adams case
With a clear directive from D.C., the storied Southern District of New York doesn’t have many options to continue its investigation into Mayor Eric Adams.
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Albany Agenda
Criminal justice groups, public defenders start campaign to defend discovery law
As Gov. Kathy Hochul and district attorneys push to weaken the 2019 law, advocates have launched a new website highlighting the law’s benefits.
News & Politics
Eric Adams vows to move forward from ‘cruel episode’ as opponents say he’s Trump’s pawn
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she remains committed to working with the New York City mayor.
Politics
‘Justice is dead in America’: Mayoral candidates react to DOJ direction to drop Eric Adams’ corruption charges
The New York City mayor got some relief Monday after Trump’s Justice Department directed the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to drop charges against him – for now.
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Why do Black voters currently seem to prefer Andrew Cuomo over Eric Adams?
“You vote for the choice that's going to do the least amount of harm to you, knowing how white voters are going to behave.”
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Resistance star Dan Goldman backs Zellnor Myrie to ‘speak out and stand up’ against Trump
The Brooklyn rep endorsed Myrie on MSNBC on Monday as Mayor Eric Adams was urging his top aides not to criticize the president.
Albany Agenda
At Hochul’s urging, legislative leaders delay passage of special elections bill
The proposed legislation, which had been expected to pass quickly, might end up being killed in exchange for the Trump administration allowing congestion pricing to continue.
Politics
Manhattan electeds back Levine in comptroller battle
Mark Levine is building out his Manhattan base, as Justin Brannan pulls early labor support.
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