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

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#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

ByNews Polite

#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

ByNews Polite

#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,…

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

ByNews Polite

#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

ByNews Polite

#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

ByNews Polite

#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

ByNews Polite

#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,…

Justice Department Accuses Adams Prosecutors of Politicking and Hypocrisy
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Justice Department Accuses Adams Prosecutors of Politicking and Hypocrisy

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Top Justice Department officials issued an extraordinary attack on Friday on the Manhattan prosecutors who brought the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, releasing a selection of their internal messages in a further attempt to discredit the case. The…

Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor
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Brad Lander Would Declare Housing Emergency if Elected N.Y.C. Mayor

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Declare a state of emergency because of New York City’s housing crisis. Build 50,000 homes on public golf courses. Triple subsidies for affordable housing. These are a few of Brad Lander’s ideas to address the housing crisis if he is elected mayor in…

Adrienne Adams Enters Mayor’s Race to Defeat Eric Adams (No Relation)
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Adrienne Adams Enters Mayor’s Race to Defeat Eric Adams (No Relation)

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Adrienne Adams, the first Black leader of the New York City Council, said on Wednesday that she would join the already crowded race for mayor with less than four months before the June primary. She is hoping to position herself as a principled…