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
City Council leaders call on mayor to open more migrant ‘reticketing centers’
Two City Council leaders called on Mayor Adams’ administration Friday to open up more migrant “reticketing centers” amid concern over newly arrived asylum seekers sleeping outside the city’s only such site due to overcrowding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Jan 20246min
Mayor Adams investing $40M to give NYC women a greater leg-up
New York City will invest $40 million as part of a comprehensive effort to address gender inequities across the five boroughs, building on existing initiatives rolled out in the last year, Mayor Adams announced Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Jan 20246min
