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‘Shredding of the American Dream’: Immigrants fear ICE raids at schools

Undocumented families are keeping children home from school, and there’s only so much elected officials can do to ease their fears.

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At least there’s still a state ethics watchdog

As NYC deals with its own scandals, NY’s top court reversed lower court decisions and ruled that the ethics agency is constitutional.

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City Council candidate proposes WEINER Act to bar sex offenders from elected office

Sarah Batchu is running against former Rep. Anthony Weiner, who served time for sexting a minor, in lower Manhattan.

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Meet the (not yet convened) inability committee that could decide Eric Adams’ fate

Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander said that he would seek to convene the committee if the mayor doesn’t lay out contingency plans. Speaker Adrienne Adams doesn’t think the committee applies to Adams’ current predicament.

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Brannan will have to wait for public matching funds in comptroller race

Council Member Justin Brannan’s campaign expects to receive the payment of matching funds next month.

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Hochul meets with ‘key leaders’ as she considers removing Adams

After meeting with the governor, Rev. Al Sharpton said she will wait to see if charges against Adams are dismissed before deciding whether to remove Adams.

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Who has left the Adams administration?

Calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign or be removed from office escalated following the departure of four of his highest-ranking aides in City Hall.

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Split over Adams highlights rift between Hochul and Delgado

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado disagree on whether Mayor Eric Adams must leave office – the latest public split between the governor and her independent-minded deputy.

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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.

Heard Around Town

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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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With Eric Adams refusing to resign, who is calling for him to be removed from office?

After a former federal prosecutor accused Mayor Eric Adams of a corrupt quid pro quo, some elected officials want him removed 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.

Housing

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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?

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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.

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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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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.