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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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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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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.

Policy

Policy

Amid reelection battle, Shahana Hanif lands a heated rezoning deal

Hanif negotiated more affordable housing into a rezoning in her district. A group critical of the outcome has said they’ll campaign against her.

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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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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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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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Politics

Did Eric Adams get a colonoscopy? We’re trying to get to the bottom of it.

What the mayor said and what his press team said regarding the timeline of the mayor’s medical procedures caused a shitstorm of confusion.

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At ‘Tin Cup Day’ hearing, Eric Adams’ budget priorities aren’t the point

State lawmakers paid some attention to the New York City mayor’s requests for migrant funding and discovery law changes, but questions about Trump policies and the city budget took center stage.

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On ‘Tin Cup Day’ Eric Adams to meet several of his rivals

The mayor is set to pitch Albany on “Axe the Tax” and taking people with mental health crises to hospitals against their will.

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Candidates aim ire at MIA Eric Adams at Upper West Side mayoral forum

Adams did not attend the forum, but his challengers still trained their attention on the incumbent, amid reports that the Justice Department has discussed the possibility of dropping his criminal case.

Eric Adams

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WTF is Eric Adams doing?

The New York City mayor says he will run in the Democratic primary for reelection. He’s also aggressively cozying up to President Donald Trump and the GOP. Can he do both?

New York City

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Zohran Mamdani wants to make NYC buses free as mayor. How would that work?

In a race that is shaping up to be about who can make New York City most affordable, free buses are an appealing – if expensive – proposal.

Heard Around Town

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Eric Adams chooses Trump

The Democratic New York City mayor’s last-minute attendance at President Trump’s inauguration triggered opponents’ criticism and raised supporters’ eyebrows.

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Al Sharpton still wanted Eric Adams to come to his MLK event, the day after Trump meeting

“If he did something to you, I can baptize you again,” the civil rights leader said to laughs. “I might have to put you down in the water this time.”

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Manhattan elected officials are starting to pick their BP candidates

State Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Assembly Member Grace Lee are backing state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, while Council Member Diana Ayala endorsed Council Member Keith Powers.

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Takeaways from NYC mayoral candidates’ latest fundraising haul

Zohran Mamdani rakes it in, Brad Lander gets a public matching boost, and Brock Pierce is still all in on Eric Adams.