New York City

Gothamist reports: For many New Yorkers, the Village Halloween Parade is the public spectacle of the year — when tens of thousands of people descend on the West Village to show their full freaky selves to the world. This year’s parade is the 51st of its kind and the theme is: Meow! Broadway legend André de Shields will be this …

CBS News reports: The New York City Police Department is stepping up security outside Madison Square Garden ahead of former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally today. Trump is set to take the stage at 5 p.m. Anyone who does not need to be in the area is encouraged to avoid it. The rally is expected to draw thousands. Trump supporters …

The Associated Press reports: The Vessel, a towering, honeycomb-like sculpture in Manhattan that was popular with tourists before a series of suicides forced its closure in 2021, will reopen Monday with new safety features. The 150-foot (46-meter) structure opened in 2019 as the centerpiece of the Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s West Side. The climbable sculpture with zigzagging stairs drew …

AM New York reports: Police are on the hunt for a Tesla Cybertruck driver who threatened another motorist and their passengers in a Midtown road rage incident early on Monday morning, authorities said. According to police sources, the incident unfolded at around 3:57 a.m. on Oct. 14 outside of 150 Central Park South. Cops say the lime green Cybertruck driver …

Politico reports: New York Police Department Commissioner Tom Donlon is expected to step down in the coming days, according to four people with knowledge of the situation. Mayor Eric Adams tapped Donlon just last month to take over the top cop job after forcing his former commissioner, Edward Caban, to step down. Caban’s departure came days after federal investigators seized …

The New York Times reports: Sheena Wright, a longtime ally of Mayor Eric Adams, has resigned from her post as first deputy mayor, according to people with knowledge of the matter, making her the seventh senior official to leave the administration during a time of crisis in New York City government. The departures seem to reflect the administrative housecleaning that …

Politico reports: Three more aides to Mayor Eric Adams — including two whose homes were raided — are leaving the administration as federal prosecutors investigate him and his inner circle for corruption. Rana Abbasova, who has been on unpaid leave since federal agents raided her home last fall, has been fired, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Two boys have been arrested for attacking former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson on the Upper East Side. The boys, ages 12 and 13, were charged with gang assault after turning themselves in at a police precinct with their parents. A third child also turned themselves in but was not charged …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked on a Manhattan sidewalk Friday evening by a group of teenagers, according to police officials. Paterson was with his 20-year-old stepson Anthony Chester Sliwa, who was walking his dog on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, sources who …

The New York Daily News reports: Sheena Wright, Mayor Adams’ second in command at City Hall, is set to resign from her post in what would be another high-level departure from his administration, which has become besieged by a flurry of federal corruption investigations, according to multiple sources close to the matter. The first deputy mayor’s resignation, expected Friday night, …

The New York Times reports: One of Mayor Eric Adams’ closest aides and confidants resigned on Monday, less than a week after the mayor was indicted on corruption charges — and nearly a month after federal agents seized the aide’s phones in a separate corruption inquiry, according to a resignation letter his lawyer said had been sent to the mayor. …

Gothamist reports: New York City investigators searched Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s Queens office on Thursday after receiving a report about unvouchered cash, according to the city Department of Investigation — marking yet another potential criminal probe into an appointee of Mayor Eric Adams. “DOI is investigating matters related to the Sheriff’s Office and was present at the Sheriff’s Long Island City …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that remain sealed, according to sources familiar with the matter. Adams now becomes the first mayor in New York City history to be indicted while in office. If he were to resign, he would be replaced by the city’s …

Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams might be assailed by FBI investigations, but he was the star of the show at New York City’s inaugural Rat Summit on Wednesday. Dozens of the United States’ leading rat experts — as well as a Canadian delegation — descended on Pier 57 in Chelsea with a single goal: bludgeoning the vermin into submission, once …

Politico reports: Federal authorities arrested and charged two chiefs in the New York City Fire Department in a corruption scheme, alleging they took at least $190,000 in bribes to expedite FDNY building inspections. Brian Cordasco and Anthony Saccavino are accused of secretly partnering with a co-conspirator to start a fire safety company while the pair were both FDNY chiefs. Businesses …

The New York Times reports: Mayor Eric Adams’s counsel and chief legal adviser, Lisa Zornberg, abruptly resigned — a major departure from the administration announced late Saturday night as the mayor and his inner circle face an onslaught of federal investigations. Ms. Zornberg, a former senior Manhattan federal prosecutor, has been a fierce defender of Mr. Adams over the past …

ABC News reports: New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban is stepping down, multiple sources told ABC News. Word of the resignation came in a letter from Caban’s attorney to City Hall. The resignation is effective Friday. His resignation comes amid a federal investigation into possible corruption in New York City government that last week saw authorities seize cellphones belonging …

Politico reports: NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is expected to resign his post in the coming days, following news of a federal investigation involving possible corruption, four people familiar with the matter told POLITICO. Caban was scheduled to meet with police brass Monday, as he weighs a decision that is not entirely his to make, according to two people who were …

ABC News reports: Federal authorities on Friday ramped up their investigation into possible corruption in New York City government, interviewing police officials at a building next to police headquarters and seizing additional phones, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The escalation comes one day after officials confirmed the investigation had already reached into the inner circle of New …

ABC News reports: The FBI conducted searches at the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ closest aides on Thursday, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News. The Hamilton Heights home of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who is engaged to Schools Chancellor David Banks, and the Hollis, Queens, home of Deputy Mayor for Public Safety …