Budget
Policy
City has funds to reverse library, education cuts and more, Council says
The City Council’s official response to Mayor Eric Adams’ preliminary budget proposal found an additional $6.1 billion they say can be used to reverse cuts and pad reserves.
News & Politics
Politics
A look inside the book written by the woman accusing Eric Adams of sexual assault
Lorna Beach-Mathura’s self-published 2014 book is less of a how-to guide to win lawsuits than it is a reprint of a petition she filed in a past case.
Heard Around Town
Personality
Eric Adams’ communications office: Where are they now?
Several members of the mayor’s press shop have left (or are leaving) for eye-catching new jobs over the last year.
Taxes
Policy
MTA gives final approval to congestion pricing plan
Though several lawsuits against the plan are still pending, the MTA board took a major step in approving details of the road tolling program on Wednesday.
Eric Adams
Politics
Adams rings public safety alarm bells, but says city is not “out of control”
The killings of an NYPD officer and an individual on the subway tracks on Monday pointed to a trio of public safety issues for the city, according to the mayor.
Immigration
Policy
Where are asylum-seekers living in New York City?
The city’s sprawling emergency shelter system for asylum-seekers includes higher concentrations in parts of Manhattan and Queens.
NYPD
Policy
Council leaders insist they are ‘not anti-NYPD’ as they push for transparency at police budget hearing
Council members questioned police brass on overtime, social media PR and more.
Eric Adams
Politics
‘This did not happen:’ Adams denies 1993 sexual assault accusation
The mayor and his administration confirmed on Tuesday that he will be represented by the city in the sexual assault case against him.
Education
Policy
David Banks on pre-K, 3-K budget restoration: “I have great confidence”
The New York City schools chancellor warned of inevitable “trade-offs” as City Council members grilled officials over budget cuts.
Policy
Policy
City Hall and Legal Aid Society settle right to shelter case
The temporary settlement will allow the city to limit adults’ shelter stays to 30 days.
New York City
Politics
In vision for the city, Speaker Adams lays out plan to hold City Hall accountable
Affordable housing, government accountability, mental health resources, and filling city vacancies took center stage during the speaker’s third State of the City address.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Unsatisfied with the mayor’s, NYC Council to launch its own agency report cards
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to announce the initiative in her State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon.
News & Politics
Politics
The Adams administration quietly hired its first AI czar. Who is he?
Jiahao Chen, who led AI initiatives at JPMorgan Chase and Capital One, is the city’s new director of AI and machine learning.
Housing
Policy
City program to incentivize upgrades to rent stabilized apartments has just one applicant
The pilot program is just one way the city is trying to help get vacant units back on the market, city officials said at a City Council hearing on housing vacancies.
New York State
Personality
How New York’s chief information officer is guiding AI policy at state agencies
Cybersecurity and revamping the state unemployment insurance system are also on Dru Rai’s lengthy to-do list.
Criminal Justice
Politics
Rikers replacement jails won't be ready by 2027 deadline, City Hall budget director says
“We know it’s not going to happen by 2027,” Budget Director Jacques Jiha said of the plan to close Rikers Island, during a discussion of the city’s capital budget.
Budget
Policy
As budget season gets underway, council presses administration for collaboration
City Comptroller Brad Lander accused the mayor of announcing deep budget cuts so that he could later magnanimously reverse them.
New York City Council
Policy
The NYC Council is suing Eric Adams. Here’s what you need to know.
The City Council’s lawsuit against the mayor makes an aggressive argument for the separation of powers.
Policy
Policy
Out with the new, in with the old: Eric Adams wants to go back to laxer sanctuary protections
In his most forceful comments on the issue to date, the New York City mayor wants to collaborate with federal immigration authorities when a migrant is merely suspected of committing a crime.
NYPD
Policy
In a new seat of power, Yusef Salaam questions NYPD on wrongful convictions.
Salaam said that his new council office has heard from hundreds of individuals who said that they are in prison for a crime that they didn’t commit.
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