President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group affected by the edict aimed at 12 nations. Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with … Read more
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal has long spoken out about the need for more units to address New York City’s affordable housing crisis — but has consolidated multiple homes in a pricey co-op to create a multimillion-dollar apartment for himself. Between 2006 and 2016, Hoylman-Sigal and his husband combined three Greenwich Village apartments to form their … Read more
A social worker for Rep. Jerrold Nadler is still “traumatized” after a Department of Homeland Security officer handcuffed and detained her in the congressman’s lower Manhattan office, an official in Nadler’s office said Sunday. The caught-on-video Wednesday clash drew outrage from Nadler (D-Manhattan). “If this can happen in a member of Congress’ office, it can … Read more
Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos joined immigration advocates on Thursday to demand federal authorities release Dylan, a Bronx high school student detained in an immigration courthouse. Dylan, 20, an asylum seeker from Venezuela and a student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, was arrested at a routine court hearing last week after the government moved to dismiss his … Read more
Mayor Adams has sued the city’s Campaign Finance Board over its repeated denial of matching funds for his reelection campaign. The lawsuit, first reported by Politico on Tuesday, seeks $3.4 million that the mayor has been denied by the CFB, which has cited Adams’ five-count federal indictment in its decisions. “An indictment is not a … Read more
Slain Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt’s surviving relatives are reportedly set to receive a $5 million payment to settle their wrongful death suit against the federal government. Justice Department officials and Babbitt’s lawyers agreed to the huge payment to resolve a $30 million suit that blamed Capitol Police for shooting Babbitt dead as she and … Read more
Mayor Adams said Monday that the feds intended to “humiliate” him with a plan to carry out a search warrant on him at the New York City Marathon finish line. Federal agents considered intercepting the mayor at the finish line of the marathon in 2023, a trove of documents released Friday as part of Adams’ … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of President Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals. The disparate events ranged from a march through Midtown Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a … Read more
Mayor Adams’ first deputy mayor Randy Mastro can continue representing Madison Square Garden against a lawsuit brought by NBA legend Charles Oakley, a judge ruled Monday. The judge’s decision comes after Oakley tried to get the judge to disqualify the Adams administration official from defending the arena, arguing earlier this month Mastro’s continued representation of … Read more
Mayor Adams, who announced that he would run for reelection as an independent, said Wednesday that his line on November’s mayoral general election will be “Safe Streets, Affordable City” — signaling his plans to make a viable case to New Yorkers for a second term. Adams, who is facing political fallout over his corruption indictment … Read more