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NYPD brass grilled by City Council on overtime costs | #citycouncil

Unlike most other city agencies, the NYPD has been largely shielded from major budget cuts in recent months. This is despite skyrocketing overtime costs that, according to the City Council, are running hundreds of millions of dollars over budget for the current fiscal year. For “some reason,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said Wednesday, “the NYPD […]

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Mayor vetoes housing legislation in clash with City Council | #citycouncil

Last month, over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, the City Council passed a package of bills expanding the city’s rental assistance program. Subsequently, the mayor agreed to eliminate the so-called 90-day rule, a requirement that homeless New Yorkers reside in a shelter for 90 days before qualifying for housing vouchers. What You Need To […]

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Mayor vetoes housing legislation in clash with City Council

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Mayor offers no explanation for NYPD commissioner’s exit

One day after Keechant Sewell abruptly resigned from her position as NYPD commissioner, there was little explanation for her departure. However, Mayor Eric Adams pushed back against the idea that friction with City Hall was to blame. What You Need To Know One day after NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell abruptly resigned, there has been little […]

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With mayor and City Council at odds, a budget fight looms

Traditionally, the city budget agreement is sealed with a handshake — and sometimes a hug — between the mayor and council speaker, sometimes weeks ahead of a July 1 deadline. This year, that seems unlikely given the June 27 primary election, when many council members will be defending their seats. “We cannot put politics in […]

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Mayor Eric Adams defends latest round of budget cuts

To hear Mayor Eric Adams tell it, there is a gathering fiscal storm — and the city must prepare. “Everyone has stated we’re about to be hit with a tsunami,” Adams said Tuesday. On Monday, Adams directed city agencies to make budget cuts for the third time since taking office. Half of all vacant positions […]

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Mayor seeks to boost controversial project in Queens

Mayor Eric Adams was in an industrial pocket of Astoria on Monday. It falls within the footprint of the Innovation QNS project, a mammoth, $2 billion mixed-use development proposed for the area. What You Need To Know On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams toured the proposed site of the Innovation QNS project with community leaders who […]

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Latest City Council map has its winners and losers | #citycouncil

All 51 City Council members are up for re-election next year, but their council districts will be reconfigured under the once-a-decade process known as redistricting. The process has not been kind to Brooklyn Councilman Ari Kagan. His council district is carved into pieces in the latest proposed map, with his current constituents redistributed among five […]

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Mayor’s real estate holdings again the subject of confusion

New financial disclosures are again raising questions about Mayor Eric Adams’ real estate holdings. Adams confirmed Wednesday that he still co-owns a one-bedroom apartment in Crown Heights with his former partner, Sylvia Cowan, contrary to some prior public statements. He included the property on an annual financial disclosure form released by the city’s Conflicts of […]

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Mayor Adams seeks to thwart cryptocurrency mining moratorium

Some Albany lawmakers say the cryptocurrency mining moratorium passed earlier this month has been misunderstood. It targets only large mining operations that use old, fossil fuel-burning power plants to generate energy for their massive computing needs. And the moratorium applies only to those seeking to obtain or renew a permit going forward. What You Need […]