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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Jul 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 Jul 20235min
Over 100 migrants told to leave NYC shelters under new 60-day rule
Over 100 migrants in the New York City shelter system have received notices requiring them to reapply for shelter under a program that limits stays to 60 days for single men, city officials said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Jul 20235min
SAG-AFTRA holds star-studded rally in Times Square
SAG-AFTRA held its biggest rally yet on Tuesday, flooding Times Square with picketing actors and writers in what marked the 12th day of the recently launched actors’ strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Jul 20234min
Senator urges Assembly to pass climate bill as NYC set to bake
Pointing to challenging, sizzling weather conditions this summer ahead of the season’s first heat wave, state Sen. Liz Krueger on Monday put a little out-of-season heat on her Assembly colleagues to pass a climate sustainability bill that passed in the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Jul 20235min
Mayor Adams’ new 60-day shelter limit in NYC blasted by migrants
As word spread of a new city policy that will limit shelter stays to 60 days at a time for adult male migrants, asylum seekers are angry and worried about ending up in the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Jul 20234min
