Subway crimes prompt Gov. Kathy Hochul to push for change to N.Y.'s involuntary commitment laws
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment ...
Hochul unveils vague plan to tackle NYC mental health crisis as subway violence plagues city
Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged Friday to stop the runaway train of subway violence by making it easier to involuntarily commit and treat dangerous mentally ill New Yorkers — but critics quickly ...
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Here’s what stands between NYC Mayor Eric Adams and a second term — as he faces make-or-break year
It will be a make-or-break year both politically and personally for the indicted Adams, who faces bombshell federal corruption charges and a tough re-election bid. New York City Mayor Eric Adams ...
Adams aide Winnie Greco, ensnared in a federal probe, met often with Chinese government operatives
In the two years before FBI agents raided her homes, Winnie Greco City Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime Asian affairs adviser, ...
For a Safer Subway—How To Fight Crime and Fear on the Trains
The horrifying arson homicide of a sleeping woman at Coney Island was the 11th murder in the subway this year. That is far too high a number. Along with other elevated crime underground, the gruesome ...
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Who Is New York’s ‘Affordability’ Candidate? Who Isn’t?
The all-caps declaration from Mayor Eric Adams arrived in late summer ... A few weeks later, Gov. Kathy Hochul sent out a notice with a nearly identical headline — “MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS!” ...
NYC Mayor Adams enters pivotal political year with many of his closest allies gone from City Hall
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has long been known to value personal loyalty when it comes to politics. But in September, ...
NY: Editorial: For a safer subway — How to fight crime and fear on the trains
Add to those homicides and too-high felony assault totals property crimes, and the stubbornly high presence of unstable, seriously mentally ill individuals on platforms and trains, and the subways ...
Politico20d
Eric Adams’ troubles pile up, just as he seems to get his post-indictment footing
Back in City Hall, Adams pushed out top advisers who were ensnared in local and federal probes at the behest of Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has the power to remove him from office. That group of ...
Mayor Adams lifts drought watch in NYC
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Special drought conditions are no longer in effect in New York City after Mayor Eric Adams lifted a drought watch Friday. Adams credited above-average precipitation in recent ...
Adams' favorites disgraced the NYPD in 2024
It’s a special kind of disgrace because Adams’ political career is rooted in the NYPD — where he retired after 22 years with ...
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What to know about 5 high profile NYC court cases in 2025, from Adams to Mangione
In 2025, the courts will hear cases against a former high school valedictorian accused of killing a CEO, a gubernatorial aide ...