Adrienne Adams, in NYC Mayor Campaign, Pitches Big Guaranteed Income Program
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Adrienne Adams, in NYC Mayor Campaign, Pitches Big Guaranteed Income Program

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is running for mayor, will propose on Monday a guaranteed basic income program that would be the largest of its kind in the United States. It would aim to help more than 21,000 homeless…

It’s Day 1 of a New Mayor’s Race in New York
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It’s Day 1 of a New Mayor’s Race in New York

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One Democratic primary candidate, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, cut a video offering himself as an antidote to the perceived political chaos. Others warned that Mr. Adams was undermining his party’s chances in November. And a centrist lawyer who is running as an independent,…

Eric Adams Will Run for NYC Mayor as an Independent
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Eric Adams Will Run for NYC Mayor as an Independent

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “Although I am still a Democrat, I am announcing that I will forgo the Democratic primary for mayor and appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an independent candidate in the general election,” he said. In the video, Mr. Adams denied the corruption…

Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage
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Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A judge on Wednesday dismissed federal corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how President Trump’s Justice Department is using prosecutorial power to advance his agenda. In his ruling,…

Opinion | The Fantasy of Annexing Canada Has a Long and Mortifying History
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Opinion | The Fantasy of Annexing Canada Has a Long and Mortifying History

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Franklin, said to be “pitifully unwell,” returned home, accompanied by a Montreal couple who took “such liberties in taunting at our conduct in Canada,” he reported, “that it came almost to a quarrel.” Congress appointed a committee to investigate the Canadian fiasco, producing…

To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
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To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail, part of a series of recommendations designed to accomplish a goal mandated six years ago….

How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump
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How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory alarmed most New York Democrats — but not Eric Adams. For Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City who had been criminally indicted and faced political isolation, it was a golden opportunity. In the weeks before the…

Trump Administration Opens Investigation Into Shelters in New York
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Trump Administration Opens Investigation Into Shelters in New York

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the funding and management of New York City hotels operating as shelters for migrants, according to a copy of a federal subpoena sent to a Manhattan hotel. Federal prosecutors sent a subpoena to…

New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia
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New Yorkers Protest as White House Defends Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As hundreds of demonstrators made their way through Lower Manhattan on Tuesday to protest the detention of a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, the White House defended the arrest and rebuked the school for what it called lack of cooperation. The activist,…

For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate
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For Black Women, Adrienne Adams Is More Than Just Another Candidate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As Adrienne Adams officially kicked off her mayoral campaign on Saturday, she urged potential voters at a rally in Jamaica, Queens, to view her as an alternative to the city’s two most recognizable candidates, Mayor Eric Adams and former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo….