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New York City

Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration

From deputy mayors to fixers to legal counsel, here are the insiders the mayor has appointed to run the city.

Eric Adams

Poll: City voters like the mayor – but women are open to an alternative

A new Slingshot Strategies survey finds New York City likes its Democrats.

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We asked the NYPD for all correspondence on Lisa White’s controversial hiring. They sent us 15 emails.

The NYPD deputy commissioner for employee relations is a longtime friend – and former landlord – of Mayor Eric Adams.

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NY Senate leader vague about plans for end of session, but ‘good cause’ eviction as written is out

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins didn’t have many details about the agenda for the remaining weeks aside from excluding the tenant protections.

Personality

‘She couldn’t handle it’ – why Kristin Richardson Jordan dropped out

Charles Barron, KRJ’s closest ally in the City Council, said he tried to convince her to stay in the race.

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Hochul struggling with favorability among independents, seeing progress with suburbanites

A recent Siena College Research Institute poll showed Gov. Kathy Hochul with her lowest favorability yet, but suburban voters are liking her more than they did in March when she was trying to force them to build housing.

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Ed Cox: The press is ‘too obsessed’ with George Santos

The state Republican Party chair spoke to City & State at an ABNY event that honored City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

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Key New York Democratic Party subcommittee opposed resolution on LGBTQ+ education

The state Democratic Committee adopted the resolution, but not before a party leader rehashed GOP talking points to argue against it.

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At state Dem meeting, progressives push for tenant protections and LGBTQ+ curriculum

State Democratic leadership offered some resistance to the resolutions, arguing that the state committee should not “dictate” policy to state leaders.

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Team Cuomo cheers Percoco SCOTUS decision

The Supreme Court overturned a 2018 bribery conviction from then-federal prosecutor Preet Bharara.

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Adams calls for stronger mental health interventions following Jordan Neely’s killing

Mayor Eric Adams did not directly criticize Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put Neely into a deadly chokehold on a subway car

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4 things to know about Breon Peace, the prosecutor charging Rep. George Santos

The U.S. attorney for the eastern district of New York is in the spotlight with this high-profile fraud case.