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What is NYC's Office of Asylum Seeker Operations, whose leader got a visit from the feds?
Mayor Eric Adams releases his blueprint on asylum, which created the Office of Asylum Seeker Services, on March 7, 2023. The latest twist in the investigations into Mayor Eric Adams' administration involves the head of an office formed just a year and a half ago. [ more › ]
NYPD releases body camera footage of police subway shooting in Brooklyn that injured 4
A screenshot of police body-worn camera footage of the NYPD subway shooting at the Sutter Avenue station in Brooklyn on Sept. 15, 2024. Calls for police to release video footage of the chaotic incident had grown all week. [ more › ]
Dolan, Weinstein accuser plans appeal after judge dismisses sex abuse lawsuit
Harvey Weinstein (L) and James Dolan at an event in New York City on Dec. 13, 2015. A massage therapist sued Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan and former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, but a judge says she hasn’t shown enough evidence of wrongdoing. [ more › ]
Extra Extra: A new way for the public to cover the cost of the Buffalo Bills' stadium
Because Erie County is selling $5,000 bonds with a not-yet-determined interest rate to partially fund the stadium, here are your afternoon links: Diddy reportedly on suicide watch, "Pod Save America" guy voted off "Survivor," al dente mattress and more. [ more › ]
Another Mayor Adams aide comes under federal scrutiny as officials visit her home and family
Mayor Eric Adams at the Labor Day parade on September 7, 2024. Officials visited the Brooklyn residence of Molly Schaeffer, who oversees migrant services, and the building where her parents live. [ more › ]
Climate Week, Climate Science Fair return to NYC this weekend: A breakdown of events
Bill Nye gives a fireside chat at the 2023 Climate Science Fair on the High Line. He'll return for the 2024 event. This year's Climate Week theme is "It's Time" — with an emphasis on urgency [ more › ]
Bronx leaders, parents and law enforcement still face a fentanyl scourge a year after day care death
The death of a child last year from fentanyl exposure at the Divino Niño Day Care Center still haunts parents in the neighborhood. The Divino Niño Day Care is closed but the underlying fentanyl crisis that killed a baby boy there last year has not abated. [ more › ]
Early Addition: Of all the people to throw a sex party during peak COVID
Senior Advisor Dr. Jay Varma on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 at a press briefing with Mayor Bill de Blasio. Because Dr. Jay Varma, the city's former COVID czar, should not have hosted a sex party in 2020, here are your early links: Olivia Nuzzi down, Monopoly: Queens Edition, those aren't pandas they're just dogs painted black and white and more. [ more › ]
For great Mexican food, head to Sunset Park. Here are some of the best places.
Cecis quesadilla (with eggs, Oaxacan cheese, and avocado) and Elis quesadilla (with Oaxacan cheese, home fries, fresh jalapeño, and avocado) at Pablito's Restaurant You’ll find fresh tortillas, elote, tacos and more along Fifth Avenue. [ more › ]
Sexual abuse investigations at Rikers languish under Adams
The city's compliance with federal guidelines on handling sexual abuse allegations in the city jails has worsened since Mayor Eric Adams took office. The correction department’s compliance with federal guidelines has worsened since Adams took office, Gothamist’s review of city data shows. [ more › ]
Company tied to brother of top Adams officials didn’t competitively bid contract, comptroller says
The brother of Schools Chancellor David Banks (speaking) has been thrust into the spotlight after the three brothers’ phones were seized by federal officials. The city’s Administration for Children’s Services is rebidding a contract after Comptroller Brad Lander raised concerns that it wasn’t competitively bid. [ more › ]
Labor board complaint accuses Trader Joe's of pressuring NYC store not to unionize
A shopper fills their cart at a Manhattan Trader Joe's. Supervisors at a Lower East Side location discouraged employees supporting the Trader Joe’s United union, according to a new complaint. [ more › ]
Teen boy shot outside Staten Island high school, NYPD says
Homicides are down in August 2024 compared to any August in decades, according to NYPD data. The shooting occurred a day after police found a loaded .45 caliber firearm on another 17-year-old student at that same high school. [ more › ]
Extra Extra: The Citi Bike Angels raising hell
Citi Bike logo seen on Oct. 23, 2022 Because some of those "Bike Angels" are making bank, here are your afternoon links: A pop-up Rainforest Cafe, a "Rat Man" sculpture, why Michelle Obama was in Costco, and more from around the city and internet. [ more › ]
Trump's New York play: Bring back the SALT tax credit he gutted in 2017
Supporters of Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump wait for the start of his campaign rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Ahead of a Long Island rally on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump vowed to bring back the SALT property tax deduction, which he helped cap when he was president. [ more › ]
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