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Mayor Adams speaking loudly at Queens church

Politics

Mayor Adams rebuffs resignation calls at Queens church service: ‘I am going nowhere’

Posted on February 16, 2025

Mayor Adams speaks about Trump election win

Politics

What happens if Mayor Adams resigns or is removed by Governor Hochul?

Posted on February 15, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams with Trump Border Czar Tom Homan after slew of federal prosecutors resign over corruption case

Politics

Trump Border Czar Homan threatens to be ‘up Adams’ butt’ if he doesn’t deliver on migrant crackdown

Posted on February 14, 2025

democrats

QNS

Queens Democrats call for Mayor Adams’ removal after federal corruption charges dismissed

Mayor Adams on FOX News interview a day after federal prosecutors resign

Mayor Adams Indictment

Law & disorder: More calls for Mayor Adams’ ouster after federal prosecutors resign, Hochul weighs removal option

Posted on February 14, 2025

Protestors took to the streets of Manhattan to protest ICE, Donald Trump and Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, Feb 13.

Lower Manhattan

Protesters gather in lower Manhattan to denounce recent ICE activity in New York City

Posted on February 14, 2025

Car with Mayor Adams leaves meeting with fed border czar Tom Homan

Politics

Mayor Adams reopening ICE facility on Rikers following second meeting with Trump’s border czar

Posted on February 13, 2025

US Attorney Danielle Sassoon

Politics

US Attorney Danielle Sassoon resigns as top Manhattan prosecutor days after Trump’s DOJ orders Mayor Adams indictment dropped

Posted on February 13, 2025

U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the FBI and CIA over the murders of two Puerto Rican independence leaders in the 1970s.

QNS

Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations

RFK Jr.

Dan’s Papers

RFK Jr. Confirmed: Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Believes Lyme Disease Was Manufactured at Plum Island

AANHPI coalition gathers in Albany on Tuesday. Photo: Office of State Sen. John Liu

QNS

Sen. John Liu and advocates push for AANHPI curriculum in New York schools

Prices rise in NYC area for gas and other goods

Business

The price is NOT right: Rent, gas, energy prices continue to rise in the NYC area

Posted on February 12, 2025

NYC pol speaks out about Trump federal funding freeze

Politics

NYC comptroller slams Trump, Elon Musk for snatching back millions meant for NYC’s migrant crisis

Posted on February 12, 2025

nasa

QNS

Rep. Grace Meng calls for NASA to block Musk and DOGE access over potential conflict of interest

Mayor Adams with attorney on resignation rumor

Mayor Adams Indictment

Mayor Adams’ attorney declares corruption case ‘over’ – though Trump’s DOJ still has the ability to resurrect it

Posted on February 12, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams (left) and Rev. Al Sharpton (right).

Politics

‘Crossed the Rubicon’: Rev. Al Sharpton suggests he may pull support for Mayor Adams after Trump DOJ moves to drop charges

Posted on February 11, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announces new steps to protect consumers from sky-high utility costs that are making New York less affordable.

Business

‘Intolerable’: Hochul pushes back at Con Edison’s proposed rate hikes, says it makes New York less affordable

Posted on February 11, 2025

legislators

QNS

New York legislators propose bills to protect students from rising harassment and antisemitism on college campuses

Mayor Eric Adams.

Mayor Adams Indictment

Mayor Adams claims vindication in address after Trump’s Justice Department moves to drop charges

Posted on February 11, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

MCNY exhibit invites visitors to cast a vote for Shirley Chisholm, explore Brooklyn pol’s legacy

Mayor Adams at Trump inauguration

Politics

Trump’s Justice Department ordering Mayor Adams’ criminal indictment dropped in memo

Posted on February 10, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams in NYC Mayoral Race

Politics

NYC mayoral race: Adams’ primary opponents slam him for reportedly directing city workers not to criticize Trump

Posted on February 10, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

NYC mayoral race Zellnor Myrie and Dan Goldman

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Goldman backs Myrie on national TV, giving campaign a potential boost

Posted on February 10, 2025

Elon Musk at inaugural event

Politics

‘Nobody voted for Elon Musk!’ Manhattan protest at Tesla showroom demands billionaire get out of U.S. government

Posted on February 10, 2025

Immigrant advocate rails against ICE City Hall memo

Lower Manhattan

Fire and ‘ICE’: Immigrant advocates, pols rail against City Hall memo on cooperation with fed agents at schools and shelters

Posted on February 9, 2025

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at a podium in an education classroom

Politics

New York’s schools and students would suffer major economic and academic losses if Trump erases Department of Education, pols warn

Posted on February 9, 2025

NYC mayoral race candidates at climate debate

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Climate change, Adams’ ICE policies top Democratic primary challengers debate

Posted on February 8, 2025

City Council Member Joann Ariola (Queens) was elected as the body's new Republican minority leader on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Politics

Ariola elected council GOP minority leader after Carr’s election not recognized

Posted on February 7, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

Adams faces fierce backlash over city guidance that workers should yield to ICE if they feel ‘threatened’

Posted on February 7, 2025

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Politics

NYC mayoral race: Another poll has not-yet-candidate Andrew Cuomo far ahead of primary pack

Posted on February 6, 2025

Immigrants rally in East Village over ICE raids

‘I am fearful’: Immigrants at East Village church voice angst and anger over ICE raids, and whether they’re next to be targeted

Posted on February 6, 2025

Mayor Adams speaking

Politics

Mayor Adams had colonoscopy in January, prompting tests that sidelined him last week

Posted on February 5, 2025

Protesters rail against Elon Musk, Project 2025 in Manhattan

City Hall demonstrators slam Elon Musk’s involvement in Trump White House, demand end to Project 2025

Posted on February 5, 2025

Democratic lawmakers including Legislator Seth Koslow are suing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his plan to create a private militia of armed citizens.

LI Press

Nassau lawmakers sue Blakeman, sheriff over ‘private militia’

Screenshot

Brooklyn Paper

First six Brooklyn organizations chosen for BP Reynoso’s Community Baby Shower Fund

Asylum Seeking Migrants Wait In Line For Immigration Customs Enforcement Appointments

LI Press

Nassau police to assist ICE in mass deportations

Joyce Giuffra and Robert Giuffra attend SummerFest2024 at Southampton Arts Center on August 17, 2024 in Southampton, New York. (Photo by Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Dan’s Papers

Southampton Attorney Appealing Trump’s Conviction

Mayor Adams speaks about migrant aid

Politics

Mayor Adams holds out ‘tin cup’ seeking another $1.1 billion in migrant aid after Hochul refuses to give any

Posted on February 4, 2025

rajkumar

QNS

Rajkumar gains strong endorsements from Queens officials in Public Advocate race

Mayor Adams at budget hearing amid NYC mayoral race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Two Adams primary challengers rip him at Albany budget hearing over child care cuts

Posted on February 4, 2025

Trans activists protest NYU Langone pause on gender-affirming care

Health

‘Blood on your hands’: Thousands protest NYU Langone halt of trans youth gender-affirming care after Trump order

Posted on February 4, 2025

Mayor Adams speaks

Politics

Mayor Adams taking wait-and-see approach to Trump’s tariff hikes as other pols warn they could harm NYC

Posted on February 3, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul makes a reproductive freedom announcement in Albany.

Politics

‘I’ll never back down’: Hochul doubles down on pledge to protect reproductive rights in signing new prescription laws

Posted on February 3, 2025

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

2025 Mayor’s Race

EXCLUSIVE | Mayoral hopeful Mamdani proposes building 200,000 new ‘affordable’ homes with city dollars

Posted on February 3, 2025

Andrew Cuomo ahead in NYC mayoral poll

Politics

NYC mayoral race poll: Cuomo leads big in race he hasn’t officially entered; Adams more disliked than Trump

Posted on February 3, 2025

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat speaks about Trump's immigration crackdown

‘Not the America I love’: Espaillat assails Trump immigration ‘crisis of values’ while calling for ‘unity’ approach

Posted on February 3, 2025

NYC transit advocates rally for funding for MTA capital plan

NYC transit advocates urge Hochul to fully fund MTA Capital Plan with guaranteed state budget revenue

Posted on February 2, 2025

More from around NYC

permits

Permits filed for 3-story residential building with ten units in Pelham Gardens

Vintage storefronts from the 1930s were created along Seneca Avenue in Ridgewood in 1985 during filming of "Brighton Beach Memoirs"

Ridgewood’s starring role in a 1980s coming-of-age film: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

NY: 17th Annual Soap Box Derby

BP Weekender: 6 things to do in Brooklyn Aug. 22-24

Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

Shakespeare in the Park is back with ‘Twelfth Night’