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
A day after the National Park Service deleted the word “transgender” from prominent spots on its Stonewall National Monument website, hundreds of people rallied at the monument site on Friday to protest the move and what they feared might come next there. It was unclear whether federal officials planned to make physical alterations to eliminate … Read more
Rio Sakairi patted around inside her purse and retrieved a key that unlocks the elevator at 1158 Broadway. Exiting on the fifth floor, she glanced toward the black door leading to the performance space in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood, where the Jazz Gallery has made its home since 2012. The saxophonist Ben Wendel’s four-vibraphone band was … Read more
Broadway OPERATION MINCEMEAT A sneaky compassion lies at the heart of this caper of a show, a deliciously eccentric London import that won the 2024 Olivier Award for best new musical. Starring the original West End cast, it’s a riff on a bizarre true story from World War II, when British Intelligence, keen to misdirect … Read more