As many as 2,000 migrants to be housed in tent shelter on Randalls Island soccer fields
Mayor Adams announced Monday that his administration is opening a new migrant shelter on Randalls Island with capacity for 2,000 adults — one of the largest emergency housing facilities the city has erected since the asylum crisis started last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 Elo 20236min
Internet star faces misdemeanor in Union Square riot case
Internet influencer Kai Cenat was freed from police custody early Saturday after he was charged with misdemeanors for sparking a riot in Union Square on Friday that drew thousands of people and resulted in dozens of arrests and injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Elo 20234min
New York City Council passes bill to make outdoor dining permanent
Three years after the pandemic pushed thousands of New York City restaurants to start serving patrons on sidewalks and streets, the City Council on Thursday authorized a bill permanently weaving outdoor dining into the fabric of the city, while limiting the use of controversial street sheds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Elo 20235min
More than 800 migrants told to leave NYC shelters under new 60-day rule since last week
Nearly 1,000 adult migrants have been ordered to leave city homeless shelters to make room for migrant families with children under a new policy that took effect last week, according to a top official in Mayor Adams’ administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 Elo 20235min
Mayor Adams unveils nearly $500M anti-crime plan
Mayor Adams rolled out a multi-tiered plan Monday focused on taking preventative steps to combat gun violence in the city — but it was not immediately clear how his administration will gauge the success of the initiatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Elo 20235min
Court rules Mayor Adams’ administration must fix delays in food stamps and cash assistance
Mayor Adams’ administration must by early next year figure out a way to process all applications for food stamps and cash assistance in a timely manner after failing to do so for months in violation of federal and state laws, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Elo 20235min
Ex-buildings boss tells NYC prosecutors Mayor Adams warned him before gambling probe went public
Former New York City Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich told investigators that Mayor Adams tipped him off to the possibility he could be reeled into an illegal gambling investigation — months before the Manhattan district attorney’s office executed a search warrant on Ulrich and its probe became public knowledge, two sources with knowledge of the matter told the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Heinä 20235min
New York approves skyscraper project with 1,200 housing units at WTC site
New York State has approved a project to build a mixed-use tower with 1,200 housing units at the World Trade Center site, officials said Thursday, promising a third of the housing stock would be affordable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Heinä 20235min
