Tag Archives: NYC

Gothamist reports: A former aide to Mayor Eric Adams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a Manhattan federal courtroom Tuesday. Mohamed Bahi, 41, admitted in court to organizing a fundraising event for Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign in which employees of a construction company were asked to donate, with the expectation that they would be reimbursed. Prosecutors accused …

Gothamist reports:  Ex-Gov.Andrew Cuomo is resuscitating his moribund mayoral campaign with a catty new social media presence and a populist housing policy proposal favored by opponents of rent regulations: kick the “wealthy” out of rent-stabilized apartments. After the post went viral, Cuomo doubled down by proposing a new regulation on rent-regulated apartments that would prohibit landlords from leasing their vacant …

Politico reports: Andrew Cuomo’s latest attempt to dislodge Zohran Mamdani from his commanding position in the race for mayor is focused on his rent-stabilized apartment. The former governor is seeking to turn Mamdani’s winning cause of affordability against him by questioning why someone with his privilege — a state assemblymember’s salary ($142,000) and filmmaker and professor parents — should occupy …

“I would just say to the president, spend your time where it’s needed more, on geopolitical interests that affect all Americans. This election in New York City does not affect all Americans. Let’s face it. Cuomo’s been talking to Trump for years. They grew up together, side by side. “Fred, the patriarch of the Trump family, supported Mario Cuomo. I …

Gothamist reports: Casting himself as the reality-based alternative to Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he would make subways and buses free for the poorest New Yorkers. The policy — which he estimates will cost $140 million annually — amounted to a less ambitious version of Mamdani’s campaign platform of making buses free for all riders. In a twist, Cuomo …

Reuters reports: The Trump administration plans to slash terrorism prevention funding for New York City, according to a grant notice posted just days after a gunman killed four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a grant notice that the United States’ largest city would receive $64 million less this year from its urban area …

The New York Times reports: President Trump may have moved out of New York City, but he has privately discussed whether to intercede in its fractious race for mayor to try to stop Zohran Mamdani. The president has been briefed by Mark Penn, a pollster who has worked for Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Andrew Stein, a former New York …

The Hill reports: New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani leads former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 13 points in Decision Desk HQ’s (DDHQ) recently formed average tracking the race. The average, made up of a mix of independent and campaign-associated polls, shows Mamdani ahead in the five-candidate field with 38.1 percent support as of the most recent polling, followed …

Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election campaign submitted faked and fraudulently obtained petition signatures in his effort to secure a spot on the November ballot as an independent candidate, a Gothamist investigation has found. Gothamist reviewed signatures submitted from across New York City and found people who said their names were forged, as well as people who said they were …

Politico reports: The mere mention of his name generates intense hostility. Every one of his online posts, no matter how anodyne, sends his enemies into a blind rage. Nearly every action or public appearance seems to underscore his depravity and unfitness for office. These are classic manifestations of the condition derisively referred to as “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and they’ve suddenly …

The New York Times reports: In the blood sport of New York City real estate, where comity can be hard to come by, the developers of some of the city’s most prized parcels appeared to be in agreement about one thing when they met in private this week. Zohran Mamdani had to be taken down. “Our goal is anybody but …

New York Magazine reports: Zohran Mamdani is set to return from his post-primary vacation in Uganda on Wednesday, and his campaign is bracing for a possible confrontation at John F. Kennedy airport upon his arrival.  The Mamdani campaign has been in regular contact with both Governor Kathy Hochul’s office and the office of Attorney General Letitia James, who have pledged …

The New York Daily News reports: The politically influential Transport Workers Union is threatening to sue Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa over “defamatory and false” comments he recently made about the labor group. In a letter sent to Sliwa on Monday, John Samuelsen, the TWU’s international president, wrote that the mayoral hopeful engaged in the remarks during a rally at …

The Washington Post reports: New York Mayor Eric Adams said safe rooms with bulletproof doors at 345 Park Avenue allowed some people to shelter during the shooting attack on Monday evening and that authorities believe “it played a major role in not having a greater loss of life.” The building, operated by property management company Rudin, contained “so many safeguards,” …

“I have been briefed on the tragic shooting that took place in Manhattan, a place that I know and love. I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence. My heart is with the families of the four people who were killed, including the NYPD Officer, …

Semafor reports: New York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is “committing genocide” in Gaza and that the United States should stop arming the Jewish state, according to new polling from a pro-Palestinian group and shared first with Semafor. Asked if the city should “enforce the arrest warrant” against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which Democratic mayoral nominee …

The Associated Press reports: A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, officials said. The shooting took place at a skyscraper that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone, one of the world’s …

New York City’s PIX11 reports: Law enforcement is responding to reports of an active shooter at a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan Monday evening, according to sources. Multiple people were reportedly shot on the 32nd floor of the building, sources say. The incident happened in the lobby of Blackstone, according to the Mayor’s office. There is an active shooter situation; the …

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department on Thursday sued Mayor Eric Adams, claiming that New York City’s immigration policies are hindering the Trump administration’s enforcement of the law, in an escalation of efforts to crack down on the country’s largest sanctuary city. In a 37-page lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, the Trump administration said the …

The City reports: Just weeks after the Trump administration pulled off the dismissal of corrupt fundraising charges against Mayor Eric Adams, it appears that his reelection campaign was at it again, an investigation by THE CITY has found. The Adams campaign in May once more accepted funds from individuals who appear to be straw donors and submitted them to the …