Tag Archives: NYC

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 …

The New York Times reports: A Long Island man was indicted on Tuesday for making homemade bombs, which the authorities said he planned to set off in New York City. Michael Gann, 55, of Inwood, N.Y., made the bombs last month with chemicals he bought on the internet, and then brought them to Manhattan, the authorities said. He stored some …

Politico reports: The Department of Homeland Security will “flood the zone” with ICE agents in New York City after the City Council blocked federal law enforcement agencies from opening an office in the city jails, President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said Monday morning. Homan joined DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials to deliver that message …

The New York Times reports: Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani said on Sunday that he was visiting Uganda, where he was born, in a break from campaigning for the general election in November. In a video posted on X and Bluesky, Mr. Mamdani said he was making the trip to Africa with his wife, Rama Duwaji, whom he married in February, to …

The New York Post reports: Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday he’ll pack his bags and flee to Florida if he loses the NYC mayoral race to socialist Zohran Mamdani. “It’s all or nothing. We either win or even I will move to Florida. God forbid!” Cuomo told business leaders and other honchos at a Hamptons breakfast hosted by supermarket …

Gothamist reports: New York state will pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former executive assistant to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of groping her while on the job. The agreement between Brittany Commisso, the former aide, and current Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office is the state’s second settlement of that amount with an employee who accused …

The New York Times reports: A former police commissioner on Wednesday filed a sweeping federal lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City and top police officials, accusing the mayor of running City Hall and the Police Department as a criminal enterprise. The lawsuit marks the fifth time in two weeks that Mr. Adams’s Police Department has been accused …

The New York Times reports: Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, told an influential group of business leaders on Tuesday that he would not use the phrase “globalize the intifada,” which has been seen as a call to violence against Jews, and would “discourage” others from doing so, according to three people familiar with his comments. …

The Hill reports: Dan Pfeiffer, a former staffer for former President Obama and co-host of the podcast “Pod Save America,” slammed a campaign ad for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks to clinch the 2025 mayor’s race in New York City. “This is one of the least compelling campaign videos that I have ever seen. No message. …

NewsNation reports: Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is expected to announce this week that he is staying in the race for New York City mayor as an independent, sources told Nexstar’s NewsNation. A source close to Cuomo’s campaign said he is set to officially announce his plans to stay in the race as an independent while offering a proposal. …

Politico reports: A leader of the super PAC supporting New York City Mayor Eric Adams hopes to raise upwards of $10 million from the cryptocurrency community — and has alarmed government ethics groups in the process. In May, Eric Lerner, president of the Empower NYC super PAC, attended the same Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas where Adams traveled on the …

City & State reports: The New York City Council Minority Delegation on Wednesday (unsurprisingly) endorsed Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa in the general election – which it is not allowed to do. While individual council members are able to make endorsements, they cannot do so in the official capacity of their elected offices, according to Chapter 68 of the City …