Mayor Adams wants permission to house migrants in notorious NYC jail
Mayor Adams’ administration wants permission from the feds to house migrants in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, the infamous jail that closed down in 2021 following years of complaints over dangerous conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Aug 20236min
NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned devices
New York City has prohibited the download and use of TikTok on all city-owned devices after a review by the NYC Cyber Command found the app poses “a security threat to the city’s technical networks.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Aug 20235min
NYC opens migrant megashelter outside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens
New York City opened a cavernous state-funded shelter cramped with spartan cots in eastern Queens on Tuesday, as a politically diverse group of elected officials banded together in Brooklyn to demand more federal funds for the asylum seeker crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Aug 20235min
New law can punish landlords who lease to illegal NYC pot shops
The city’s efforts to weed out illegal pot shops have a new feature: a law punishing commercial landlords who knowingly lease space to the unlicensed joints. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Aug 20234min
Governor blasted for passive role in migrant crisis
Governor Kathy Hochul has made clear that she wants Republican-leaning upstate New York communities to tone down their caustic rhetoric about New York City’s migrant crisis and to turn up their compassion by welcoming new arrivals to their towns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Aug 20236min
Rents in Manhattan, Brooklyn soar to new records. When will the monthly increases end?
Rents across New York City climbed to record levels last month, with median rents in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Northwest Queens all setting new marks in July, according to a new report from real estate giant Douglas Elliman and appraisers Miller Samuel released Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Aug 20234min
Mayor Adams warns NYC migrant crisis price tag could soar to $12 billion
New York City is on track to spend as much as $12 billion on managing the local migrant crisis by mid-2025 — a staggering price tag that Mayor Adams warned Wednesday will necessitate more “across the board” cuts to city services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Aug 20236min
Head of NYPD security for ex-Mayor de Blasio to surrender on charges in Manhattan DA’s obstruction probe
The head of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s police security detail, Howard Redmond, is expected to turn himself in at Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday on charges stemming from a probe into his efforts to stifle a city investigation into the ex-mayor’s misuse of his detail, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9 Aug 20236min
