Mayor Adams touts housing gains in NYC as critics push back
Mayor Adams and top administration officials announced Monday that the city financed the preservation and construction of nearly 29,000 affordable and public housing units over the last year — a 12% increase over last year when the city funded more than 26,000 such units. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30 Juli 20246min
Mayor Adams' emergency order
Mayor Adams killed several components of a new law meant to ban solitary confinement in city jails in an emergency order Saturday, just one day before it was set to take effect, officials said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
29 Juli 20246min
Lawsuits say NY Gov. Hochul had no right to stop MTA congestion pricing plan
Congestion pricing supporters filed two lawsuits against Gov. Hochul Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, arguing her “indefinite pause” violated New York state law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Juli 20247min
Insurance giant seeks to question Adams adviser in ‘money laundering’ lawsuit
One of the country’s largest auto insurance companies is seeking to question Frank Carone, Mayor Adams’ political confidante, as part of a civil lawsuit alleging corporate entities Carone co-founded were involved in orchestrating a sprawling “money laundering scheme,” court papers reveal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Juli 20249min
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez resigning from office
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is resigning from office August 20th following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Juli 20247min
New Yorkers on Biden bowing out of presidential race: ‘The right thing for the country’
After President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek reelection in 2024, New Yorkers weighed in with mixed emotions — and relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Juli 20246min
New York pols react as Biden drops out of 2024 race
President Biden announced Sunday he will not seek reelection in 2024, sparking a flurry of reactions from prominent New York politicians just four months before Election Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Juli 20246min
Two state maximum security prisons to close in November
The Hochul administration will close two upstate New York maximum security prisons citing a continuing overall drop in the incarcerated population, cost savings, staffing shortages and authorization from the state Legislature in its latest budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Juli 20246min
