City Council to clear way for legal action against Adams admin in housing voucher battle
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is set to grant herself the power Thursday to take legal action against Mayor Adams’ administration over its refusal to implement a set of new housing voucher laws — a procedural step that carries outsize weight amid a tense relationship between the two top politicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 Feb 20246min
Mayor Adams asks NY lawmakers to shoulder half of migrant costs
Mayor Adams visited Albany on Tuesday to urge New York state lawmakers who hold sway over city resources to increase aid for the migrant crisis, asking for the state to cover 50% of the city’s migrant costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Feb 20248min
Ringleader in 2021 straw donor scheme tied to Mayor Adams’ campaign pleads guilty
Dwayne Montgomery, a former NYPD inspector and longtime friend of Mayor Adams, admitted as part of a guilty plea Monday that he helped orchestrate a scheme to funnel illegal donations into the mayor’s 2021 campaign coffers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6 Feb 20247min
2026 FIFA World Cup final to be held at MetLife Stadium
The 2026 FIFA World Cup’s final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, FIFA announced Sunday. While in competition with the AT&T Stadium inn Arlington, Tex., the home of the Giants and Jets promised to remove 1,740 seats to accommodate a wider field for the beautiful game, the Daily News previously reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Feb 20244min
NYC takes next major step toward getting trash off streets and into containers
An uptown Manhattan community board district is set to become the first in the city where trash containerization will be universally mandated under a plan rolled out by Mayor Adams on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2 Feb 20247min
NYC library use surged before Adams budget cuts
New York City’s public libraries saw large spikes in visitors and social program participation in the months before Mayor Adams’ budget cuts prompted them to eliminate Sunday hours at all branches and scale back other services as well, newly released data show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Feb 20247min
City Council overrides the Mayor's criminal justice vetoes
The City Council voted Tuesday to override two rare vetoes issued by Mayor Adams — the “How Many Stops” bill that will expand reporting requirements around low-level NYPD stops and another aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Jan 20247min
Mayor Adams defends ‘How Many Stops’ veto
Mayor Adams on Monday defended his veto of the “How Many Stops Act” as City Council leaders mounted a final internal lobbying push to line up the necessary support to override him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Jan 20246min
