Mayor Adams backs decision not to fire the cop who lied about getting COVID vaccine.
Mayor Adams defended NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban’s decision to save the job of a police officer who admitted to submitting a phony COVID vaccination card and then lying about it, saying Tuesday the...
3 Jul 20246min
Mayor Adams takes victory lap over NYC budget reversing his library cuts
Mayor Adams took a victory lap Monday over the adoption of a municipal budget that reversed his controversial cuts to the city public library systems, vexing City Council members who argued it’s disin...
2 Jul 20247min
NYC Council passes $112.4 billion budget in down-to-the-wire vote
With just hours left on the deadline clock, the New York City Council on Sunday voted to approve a $112.4 billion budget that restores almost all of the cuts proposed by Mayor Adams and adds about $1 ...
1 Jul 20246min
Most state Assembly incumbents from NYC poised to keep seats after Tuesday primaries
"Initial results of several hotly-contested state Assembly primaries offered a view Tuesday night into which way the political winds are blowing for New York City Democrats — with most incumbents hold...
28 Jun 20245min
NYC poised to ban student cellphone use during the school day
New York City is poised to impose strict limits on cell phone use in local public schools, as restrictions on their use gain traction across the country, Schools Chancellor David Banks indicated Wedne...
27 Jun 20246min
The Mayor shrugs off NYC teachers union
Mayor Adams shrugged off news Tuesday that the city teachers union no longer supports his controversial effort to enroll retired municipal workers in a Medicare Advantage plan, saying he’s confident h...
26 Jun 20247min
City public schools launching new division aimed at migrants, students with disabilities
New York City public schools will launch a division to better serve the city’s growing populations of English learners and students with disabilities, and push for more standardization how math is tau...
25 Jun 20246min
Too much weed: NYC Sheriffs stowing seized pot anywhere they can
City deputy sheriffs have seized so much cannabis from unlicensed pot shops amid a crackdown that the agency’s offices have become a weed wonderland, with pot stowed in every free nook and cranny they...
24 Jun 20248min
