New York City paid out $206 million last year to settle cases involving police and prosecutorial misconduct, including decades-old wrongful convictions. The amount was the most since at least 2018, and it accounts for 27 percent of the $756 million the city has paid in such lawsuits over the past seven years, according to data … Read more
Four months ago, the administration of Mayor Eric Adams seemed to be in an irreversible state of crisis. Two of his deputy mayors and his police commissioner had resigned. His five-count federal indictment was still very much in play. Mr. Adams soldiered on. He hired well-regarded replacements, eschewing his often-tapped pool of loyalists. He hired … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul raised the prospect of removing Mayor Eric Adams from office and announced plans to meet on Tuesday with “key leaders” in Manhattan to discuss “the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York.” “Overturning the will of the voters is a serious step that should not … Read more
After guards at the Marcy Correctional Facility in central New York beat a handcuffed prisoner to death late last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul promised immediate reforms to turn the troubled prison around. One of her first directives was to install a new leader, Bennie Thorpe, who had recently run another correctional facility and had experience … Read more
Whenever Mayor Eric Adams has faced adversity, he has sought refuge in the pulpit of Black churches, and he returned there on Sunday as he confronted fresh calls to resign. Mr. Adams, a New York City Democrat who is running for re-election, made clear that he would not leave office on his own after the … Read more
Judge Dale E. Ho, who is overseeing the foundering corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, is facing a storm of demands that he look deeply into the federal government’s reasons for seeking to drop the prosecution. On Monday night, three former U.S. attorneys from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut filed … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams intends to sue the Trump administration by the end of next week over its clawback of $80 million in federal funding meant to cover the cost of housing migrants in New York City, according to a letter from City Hall. The letter, which was sent to the city comptroller on Friday, said … Read more
Read Maria Torres-Springer’s resignation announcement to her staff.
Adrienne Adams, the speaker of the New York City Council and one of Mayor Eric Adams’s principal partners in government, said on Monday that Mr. Adams should resign. Ms. Adams’s statement came just hours after four of Mr. Adams’s eight deputy mayors announced they would leave City Hall, blowing a devastating hole into an administration … Read more
Case 1:24-cr-00556-DEH Document 124 Filed 02/17/25 Page 3 of 6 Mr. Adams’ criticism of the Biden administration’s “immigration policies before the charges were filed.” Mr. Bove cites zero proof of such a causal connection. Mr. Bove speculates that “the former US Attorney’s public actions created appearances of impropriety,” without specifying any proof in … Read more