The City Council on Thursday overrode a mayoral veto of a bill that would explicitly bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from operating an office on any land owned by the city’s Department of Correction, including Rikers Island.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday the city is facing a “serious fiscal crisis” that rivals the Great Recession, blaming his predecessor for four years of shoddy budgeting practices that has left the city with a bleak financial outlook.
Read MoreHiram Monserrate, one of Queens’ most polarizing political figures, is again running for the State Senate – but this time he is being more upfront about his past, including his expulsion from the office he is running for again.
Read MoreA former aide to Mayor Eric Adams was arrested by federal authorities on Tuesday for allegedly using his position in city government to “create a side hustle of bribery and fraud,” according to investigators.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani officially moved from his Astoria apartment into Gracie Mansion on Monday.
Read MoreLess than 10 days into his mayoral tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside Governor Kathy Hochul laid out a plan to address one of the mayor’s leading campaign promises: universal childcare.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his predecessor for years to skirt rules dictating how the city should treat detainees.
Read MoreZohran Mamdani was officially sworn in as the next mayor of New York City on Thursday, becoming the first elected official from Queens to lead the five boroughs from City Hall.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams on Monday heaped praise on the city’s anti-violence workers for helping to bring shootings in the five boroughs to a record low, an achievement he’s often credited to the work of the NYPD and his administration’s tough-on-crime approach.
Read MoreAdrienne Adams, the first Black woman to ever serve as City Council speaker and only the second from Queens, presided over her final meeting as the legislature’s leader last Thursday.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams gave what is expected to be one of his last addresses as mayor on Tuesday, lauding his administration’s accomplishments while taking shots at his haters and critics.
Read MoreThe union representing Rikers Island’s correction officers is suing the city for reinstating forced 12-hour shifts, arguing officials illegally used an emergency order to revive the longer tours.
Read MoreA 32-year-old man died on Rikers Island on Sunday morning, becoming the 14th person to die in the Department of Correction’s custody this year.
Read MoreAn NYPD officer recently violated the city’s sanctuary city law and gaps in the department’s policies leave it vulnerable to similar violations in the future, a new report from the New York City Department of Investigation found.
Read MoreA Queens community board is calling on the Adams administration to make good on a pledge to explore bringing a new police precinct to Northern Queens before they leave office.
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