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Politico reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday that he does not believe Donald Trump to be a fascist, defending the Republican presidential nominee ahead of his rally in the blue bastion. It wasn’t the first time that the Democratic mayor has staked out common ground with Trump, and it came as little surprise. Adams has consistently differentiated …

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 …

NBC News reports: Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose alleged sexual misconduct fueled the #MeToo movement and who was recently indicted on new charges, has chronic myeloid leukemia, two sources told NBC News. The sources added that Weinstein is undergoing treatment in prison at Rikers Island in New York. Chronic myeloid leukemia is an uncommon form of cancer of …

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: With Mayor Eric Adams’s political future shrouded in uncertainty, the New York attorney general, Letitia James, is considering whether to run to replace him. Ms. James views her potential candidacy as a way of helping New York City recover from the crisis unfolding under Mr. Adams. Those urging Ms. James to run say the calculus …

The City reports: Despite several members of his inner circle heading for the door, Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly Tuesday media briefing insisted it’s business as usual for his administration and the rapid-fire resignations have nothing to do with swirling federal investigations. “People wanted to go on with their lives and, working in government — it’s hard. I think …

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, …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Additional charges against Mayor Eric Adams are “possible” and additional defendants are “likely” to be added, a prosecutor said Wednesday during a court hearing in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. “We’re moving quickly,” prosecutor Hagens Scotten said. “We think that is quite likely.” Adams has pleaded not guilty to charges that accused him of engaging …

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. …

NBC News reports: Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and solicitation of …

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 City’s embattled mayor, Eric Adams, pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to charges that he accepted illegal campaign contributions and free overseas trips from people looking to buy his influence in city government. “I am not guilty, your honor,” he said. The court agreed Adams could be released on his own …

AM New York reports: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has moved her stance from being “aware” of NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges to being ready to use her authority as governor to remove Adams from office — if need be. In a powerful statement to the press, Hochul said she is on standby, reviewing her options as she …

Politico reports: The indictment of Mayor Eric Adams is emboldening former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to jump into the crowded race for New York City mayor. The Democrat’s calculus has shifted amid Adams’ deepening legal troubles, which crescendoed with the unsealing of a five-count criminal indictment that alleged the mayor received favors and campaign contributions from the Turkish government in exchange …