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Houston Mayor Turner, candidate John Whitmire spar over diversity

Mayor Sylvester Turner and mayoral candidate John Whitmire. Houston Chronicle Outgoing Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the mayoral front runner, state Sen. John Whitmire, owes him and the city an apology over claims of a lack of diversity in the top levels of City Hall. Data shows claims made by Whitmire on the lack of Asians and […]

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Construction company cancels deal for new Jennings community center and city hall, blames the mayor

JENNINGS — The construction company contracted by the city of Jennings to build a new recreational center and city hall says it is finished with the agreement, and that the mayor’s actions have cost it more than $100,000 in damages. Hankins Construction President Stephen Hankins sent a letter to Jennings Mayor Gary Johnson on Thursday, […]

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Ex-Gov. Paterson calls Mayor Adams ‘brave’ for demanding Biden help on migrants

Former New York Gov. David Paterson on Sunday called Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams “brave” for breaking party lines and pressuring President Biden to help with the city’s migrant surge. The Democratic former gov slammed the Dem president in a radio interview with John Catsimatidis for leaving US cities to fend for themselves financially while […]

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NYC Mayor Adams attends midnight mass, says he’s been ‘hiding’ from Post amid winter storm

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has not been seen for days amid a historic storm battering the region, was spotted attending Christmas midnight mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Saturday night. When probed by The Post on where he had been for the past couple of days, Hizzoner quipped he’d been […]

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Mayor Adams urges NYers to mask up amid surge in COVID, flu, RSV

Here we go again. Mayor Eric Adams is urging New Yorkers to mask up indoors amid a spike in coronavirus, flu and respiratory syncytial infection cases. “When COVID-19 hit New York City almost three years ago, New Yorkers looked out for each other and followed the advice of our health experts,” Adams said Tuesday. “With the […]

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City Council caucus wants Hochul to re-open state psych centers | #citycouncil

A bipartisan City Council coalition is calling on Gov. Hochul to reopen many of the state’s shuttered psychiatric facilities to help Mayor Adams move forward with his sweeping mental health plan. The pols seek to reopen shuttered buildings that include all or parts of Queens’ Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Bayley Seton Hospital on Staten Island and […]

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What J. Edgar Hoover, FBI really thought about John Lindsay

In 1955, John Lindsay was a rising star at the US Department of Justice and in good graces with then-FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. But over the next decade and a half, the charismatic, Kennedy-esque New York City mayor’s bromance with the larger-than-life G-man soured right up until Hoover’s 1972 death, according to a review […]

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Mayor Adams wishes Team USA ‘good luck’ in Qatar before big World Cup game

Team USA has already made its county proud in the World Cup — no matter the results. Shortly before the US Men’s National Soccer Team was heading toward a crushing loss Saturday to the Netherlands in the Round of 16, the jet-setting mayor posed with Coach Gregg Berhalter before the big game and wished him […]

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Mayor Eric Adams heading to Greece, Qatar next week

The Big Apple’s jet-setting chief executive, Mayor Eric Adams, is heading to Athens, Greece for a conference on anti-Semitism and Doha, Qatar, to “learn more” about co-hosting the World Cup. According to a copy of Adams’ public schedule released Friday, Hizzoner will head to Athens on Nov. 30 to attend the 2022 Mayors Summit Against […]

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Mayor Eric Adams heading to Greece, Qatar next week

The Big Apple’s jet setting chief executive, Mayor Eric Adams, is heading to Athens, Greece for a conference on antisemitism and Doha, Qatar to “learn more” about co-hosting the World Cup. According to a copy of Adams’ public schedule released Friday, Hizzoner will head to Athens on Nov. 30 to attend the 2022 Mayors Summit […]