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Mayor Eric Adams

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Adams slams some council members for not having migrant shelters in their districts on private call

Migrants arrive at Port Authority bus terminal in August 2022.

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Bronx, Westchester officials say they received little notice, details to accommodate migrants

By Camille Botello Conversation…

Mayor Eric Adams

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Mayor claims migrants are taking up nearly half of city hotel rooms amid surge, but quickly revised that figure

Mayor Eric Adams (center) standing with two police officers. Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

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Fiscal watchdog finds Adams’ exec plan lowballs NYPD budget by $1.6B, likely underestimating OT costs

Gonzalo Duran

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Knocked out of Dem primary, CD17 challenger Gonzalo Duran pivots to Conservative Party ballot line

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…

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Hudson Valley Dem rips Adams after report homeless vets were booted from Newburgh hotel to make way for migrants

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NYC converts hotels to shelters as pressure mounts to accommodate asylum seekers

By Deepti Hajela and Bobby Caina Calvan Associated Press Conversation…

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Andy King will not appeal removal from ballot, lawyer says

By Megan LaCreta Conversation…

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Speaker Adams says Mayor’s right-to-shelter revocation ‘capricious and arbitrary’

Mayor Eric Adams

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Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge

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BREAKING: City BOE wins appeal knocking Andy King off this year’s City Council ballot

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…

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Mayor Adams says his ‘heart breaks’ for Jordan Neely amid ongoing anger over shocking chokehold death

Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow-Park during a City Council hearing examing DSS's Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget.

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Independent Budget Office says Mayor’s projected cost of migrant crisis is overblown, but admin hits back

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Andy King can run for his old seat, judge rules. But voters, Bronx Dems may not be so forgiving.

By Robbie Sequeira Conversation…

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Jordan Neely subway homicide | Mayor Adams says ‘let process follow course’ on investigation into deadly choking of homeless man

Bronx City Councilmember Eric Dinowitz speaks during the body's meeting on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

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Bronx councilmembers OK legislation to combat Jewish hatred, but some Brooklyn pols reject the resolution

By Camille Botello Conversation…

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