NYC Comptroller strips Mayor Adams’ emergency migrant contracting powers
City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office has revoked Mayor Adams’ emergency powers to make deals with contractors for migrant services without prior approval, according to a letter from the comptroller’s office to the mayor’s office dated last Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5 Dec 20236min
NYC sees massive demand for accessory housing pilot, Queens leads
A city-state initiative that would provide financing of up to $395,000 for New Yorkers to add secondary residences such as backyard cottages, converted garages and basement apartments to their homes has seen a surge of interest from the outer boroughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Dec 20235min
New York State directs $5M to school mental health grants
New York State has started to disburse $5.1 million in grants for mental health clinics at schools, Governor Hochul said Thursday, responding to the ravages of a disorienting pandemic that has left many youths drifting and depressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Dec 20235min
NYC says it has helped 54 out of 100 most chronically homeless people off the streets in year since controversial policy was implemented
New York City has moved 54 homeless people experiencing severe mental illness into stable housing settings or medical centers in the year since it announced a contentious program to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people, according to Mayor Adams’ office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Nov 20236min
Hundreds of new legal weed shops could soon open in NY in cannabis lawsuit settlement
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that has placed a blockade on New York’s legal cannabis market, paving the way for hundreds of new pot shops to open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Nov 20237min
A New York City agency moves to cut the red tape for casino applications
The Department of City Planning on Monday introduced a measure that it says would cut red tape for casino applications in the Big Apple — but which would ice out community boards, critics say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Nov 20236min
Mayor Adams and his sexual assault accuser worked at NYC Transit Police at same time
Mayor Adams and the woman accusing him of sexual assault worked for the city’s Transit Police Department at the same time, according to an NYPD official and court records reviewed by the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Nov 20239min
Mayor Adams won’t commit to releasing full details on Turkey travel
At a Tuesday press briefing, Mayor Adams revealed his travels to Turkey go back to his days when he was state senator but wouldn’t commit to providing full details of his foreign travel to that country which lies at the heart of an FBI probe into his campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Nov 20238min
