Ethan Stark-Miller, Author at amNewYork

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Mayor unveils plan to combat e-bike battery fires, signs bill banning unlicensed batteries

Posted on March 20, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams with Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh and FDNY officials

Adams doubles down on support for controversial FDNY boss, marches with her in St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Posted on March 17, 2023

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‘Get Stuff Done, Get Rikers Closed’: Citywide pols demand mayor close Rikers Island by 2027 deadline

Posted on March 16, 2023

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Mayor Adams breaks ground on delayed $1.6B Gowanus Canal sewage overflow tanks, public space project

Posted on March 15, 2023

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State budget: Albany lawmakers reject Hochul’s bail and charter school proposals, as well as key parts of her housing plan

Posted on March 14, 2023

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Adams pens bills to support, hold accountable, nonprofits in city violence interruptor network

Posted on March 14, 2023

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Mayor Adams says more affordable housing impossible without renewal of developer tax incentive program

Posted on March 13, 2023

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Mayor appoints NYPD training chief as new Probation head, dismisses reports she ran afoul of top cop

Posted on March 10, 2023

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Mayor’s bid to shift 250,000 public sector retirees to Medicare Advantage plans approved by MLC

Posted on March 9, 2023

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Noisy neighbors, apartment maintenance were New Yorkers’ top 311 complaints over last two decades, data shows

Posted on March 9, 2023

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Mayor says City Council could do more to help his admin handle the migrant crisis

Posted on March 7, 2023

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Migrant crisis | Mayor Adams rolls out new city office for asylum seekers, 24/7 arrival center in action plan ‘blueprint’

Posted on March 7, 2023

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Mayor’s budget office says FY24 cuts won’t affect city services, council pushes back

Posted on March 6, 2023

City Council Member Julie Won leads hearing on migrant crisis

Migrant crisis | City Council grills Adams admin officials on food cost disparities among homeless shelters and relief centers

Posted on March 3, 2023

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Mayor rolls out $22.8M mental health plan that includes youth telehealth service, more overdose prevention sites

Posted on March 2, 2023

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EXCLUSIVE | To fight battery fires, new City Council bills would enact trade-in program, get fireproof containers to delivery workers

Posted on March 2, 2023

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NYC Council diverting $1.2M in unspent city funds to public-private initiative providing migrant aid

Posted on March 1, 2023

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Mayor Adams’ remarks on faith and government lead to tiff with civil liberties activists

Posted on February 28, 2023

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Adapt to fill the gap: NYC should embrace remote work, hire recruitment czar to fill 23,000 municipal vacancies, report says

Posted on February 28, 2023

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No halt to Council election petitioning for now following suit over Queens district lines, judge rules

Posted on February 27, 2023

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Mason Tenders’ PAC backs slate of ‘pro-union’ and ‘pro-development’ City Council candidates

Posted on February 27, 2023

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Goldman bill would establish a museum on site of massive African burial ground in Lower Manhattan

Posted on February 27, 2023

NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda leading efforts to weed out illegal marijuana dealers

Weed-be-gone: NYC seized $262,000 in marijuana products from unlicensed sellers in February, sheriff says

Posted on February 24, 2023

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City Council petitioning could face delays over suit alleging redistricting carved up Queens Asian communities

Posted on February 24, 2023

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Goldman intros bill requiring national 14-day early voting period to combat voter suppression

Posted on February 23, 2023

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Mayor firmly backs charter schools after wavering during budget hearing last week

Posted on February 22, 2023

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Ex-GOP mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa starts new political club in Queens, to take on DSA pols

Posted on February 22, 2023

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Adams names first Muslim member of NYPD panel reviewing police probes into ‘political activity’

Posted on February 21, 2023

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Adams inks bills aimed at closing pay gaps in city workforce

Posted on February 21, 2023

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Adams blasts GOP Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during Staten Island visit

Posted on February 20, 2023

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Adams strikes $4.4B five-year deal with major public sector union, includes remote work option

Posted on February 17, 2023

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Dickens nabs early support in Harlem council race as The New Majority unveils endorsement slate

Posted on February 16, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams outside of the reopening of the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park.

Iconic Loeb Boathouse will reopen, Legends Hospitality picked by mayor to operate the site

Posted on February 16, 2023

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Adams creates new public realm chief position, taps Ya-Ting Liu to fill the role

Posted on February 16, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about migrant crisis funding

Let’s split the tab: Adams admin wants Hochul to shoulder half of estimated $4.2B migrant crisis response

Posted on February 15, 2023

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NYPD defund pledge and busy schedules: How the City Council Progressive Caucus saw a 15-member defection

Posted on February 15, 2023

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Adams stands in solidarity with Brooklyn’s Turkish community following devastating earthquake

Posted on February 10, 2023

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Faith leaders, pols rally for Hochul to back slate of tenant protections in this year’s budget

Posted on February 9, 2023

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State Senate Republican sues Democratic majority over LaSalle committee vote in bid to force chief judge nomination to full vote

Posted on February 9, 2023

Adams lauds Biden’s call for GOP-controlled Congress to enact immigration reform during State of the Union

Posted on February 8, 2023

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Social Services head Gary Jenkins announces he’s stepping down next month

Posted on February 8, 2023

Adams, Bragg announce joint crackdown on unlicensed Manhattan weed sellers

Posted on February 7, 2023

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Gillibrand, local pols unveil $18M federal grant to redesign dangerous stretch of Delancey Street

Posted on February 6, 2023

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Adams lifts city employee vaccine mandate, says fired workers must reapply for their jobs

Posted on February 6, 2023

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Council members look to increase funding for Drag Story Hour, refuse to cower to far-right protesters

Posted on February 3, 2023

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Speaker blasts Adams admin’s late night sweep of migrants outside Watson Hotel

Posted on February 2, 2023

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Migrant crisis: Adams lauds Hochul budget plan for relief while again urging feds to step up and do more

Posted on February 2, 2023

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Hochul kicks off budget season by unveiling $227B executive spending plan

Posted on February 1, 2023

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