Tag Archives: NYC

Courthouse News reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams is not considering settling with the woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her in 1993, a city lawyer said Tuesday at a discovery conference. An attorney for Adams’ accuser, former city Transit Police administrative aide Lorna Beach-Mathura, said at the meeting that their side would entertain settlement talks with the mayor. …

The Jewish Forward reports: Jonathan Greenblatt, the Anti-Defamation League CEO, wrongly claimed that the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor hasn’t visited a single synagogue or any Jewish institutions during the campaign. “I think there are questions we should ask right now, like, this candidate has visited churches and mosques, but not a single synagogue,” Greenblatt said in an …

“We can minimize (the Sliwa) vote, because he’ll never be a serious candidate. And Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani. And you’ll be wasting your vote on Sliwa. So I feel good about that. “Let’s put it this way: I knew the president very well. believe there’s a big piece of …

CNBC HOST: “Cuomo has made the point that Zohran Mamdani lives in a rent-controlled department, even though he is not considered quote, unquote ‘poor,’ and that Andrew Cuomo would actually try to create a law in the state that would prevent people like Mamdani from being, from living in a rent-controlled apartment. Do you think that he should live in …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Police evacuated 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan after envelopes containing white powder were discovered on Thursday, according to officials. 26 Federal Plaza is the New York headquarters of federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, Homeland Security and ICE. Police responded to the building, the same one being used, in part, as an ICE …

Gothamist reports: If you hear a knock on your door this weekend, don’t be surprised if it’s a volunteer for Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign. After a seven-week respite, the legion of supporters who helped propel Mamdani’s insurgent campaign to a commanding 13-point victory in the Democratic mayoral primary will hit the streets and the doors to help him build a …

Gizmodo reports: Tesla is coming in hot in New York City and regulators, legislators and consumers are already pushing back. The electric car company’s latest foray into regulator wrestling comes via a hiring push for autopilot drivers in NYC, despite holding no permits for that service in the city. Given that Tesla has already spent years fighting federal probes, civil …

Axios reports: The number of New York City office workers actually going to those offices is now higher than pre-pandemic levels — the first time that’s happened since COVID hit, according to a new analysis. It’s an I-told-you-so moment for those who rejected the once-dire predictions that the pandemic would change New York — and the way people work — …

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 …