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NYPD chief makes last-ditch bid to toss his abuse of authority case
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey was set to face an internal trial Monday over allegations that he wrongfully intervened in the arrest of an ex-cop accused of pulling a gun...
Bowman says race for NY-16 was about 'justice' as SI GOP rep Malliotakis celebrates 'Squad' defeat: 'Good riddance'
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Adams commission takes aim at City Council spending, dodges public safety for now
Mayor Eric Adams’ charter commission is first taking aim at council spending — dodging public safety, the sticky main issue Hizzoner tasked the group with addressing, a new report shows.
Mayor Adams backs Dem who called to defund cops, breaks with unions in tight primary for NY Assembly seat
Mayor Eric Adams is backing Ron Kim who called for defunding cops, while two suburban police unions made a rare endorsement outside their counties to fight the candidate’s dangerous “leftist...
NYC gun violence spikes as summer heat hits the five boroughs: 'It's that time of the year'
NYPD stats show that shootings in the five boroughs jumped by 50% over last year in the past week, with the number of shooting victims up by an even wider...
NYC Comptroller Lander set to challenge Adams for mayor, tells key donors he's running: sources
With Adams' lagging poll numbers, Brad Lander has been recently lining up support for his bid, sources said.
Adams admin seeks emergency bids for migrant services -- after Post reveals $41M DocGo contract for single shelter
The filing for competitive offers was sent to the Big Apple's comptroller Tuesday as part of the city's shift away from the no-bid contracts, which have historically come in higher...
Mayor Adams says NYC is 'ready' for first heat wave of the season — as heat index expected to hit 99 degrees
"New York City has a plan to beat the heat, and we want all New Yorkers to have a plan, too," Hizzoner said at a Monday press conference.
Dodgy DocGo quietly nabs $41M no-bid deal to run migrant shelter same day city rejected separate contract due to mistreatment
The Covid-testing-turned-migrant firm has been managing one of the city's largest shelter sites in Long Island City since last September under a one-year emergency deal that runs through the fall.
Powerful NYC brokers group rails against council's overhaul of rental fees: 'Law of supply and demand'
Rallying the reversal of the decades-old practice is progressive Councilman Chi Ossé (D-Brooklyn), who sponsored the bill and has managed to get a near veto-proof majority of lawmakers to support...
NYC has only connected 2,000 migrants with jobs — as thousands more overwhelm city shelters
Under the Adams administration’s push to get asylum seekers employed, just over 2,000 of the tens of thousands of work-eligible migrants in NYC have been connected with a job —...
NYC Council up in arms as Speaker Adams drafts Gaza cease-fire resolution for a vote: 'There's no in-between'
“No matter what you say, you are either a pro-genocide person or antisemite, there’s no in-between,” a Council source said.
Grand jury reviewing evidence as part of federal investigation into Mayor Adams' campaign fundraising: sources
The development in the FBI probe into Adams' 2021 campaign came as sources also revealed that a person connected to the mayor had recently received a subpoena connected to the...
NYC Council member accuses Eric Adams aide of perjury ahead of City Hall oversight vote
A contentious fight over the city council's expanded oversight of mayoral appointments continued to escalate Thursday as one lawmaker attacked one of the mayor’s top advisers, accusing her of lying...
Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann to be charged with murders of two more women
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann will be charged with the murders of two additional women when he's hauled back to court Thursday, sources told The Post.
Hochul ditches hated congestion pricing plan in stunning reversal over economic fears: ‘New Yorkers are struggling’
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is ditching the MTA congestion pricing plan – with insiders saying she’s worried that it’s “not the right time” as New Yorkers face a cost...
Key Adams ally eyeing run for NYC comptroller: sources
The Queens Dem, well-known for donning scarlet red dresses as she tags along with the mayor at seemingly every press conference or rally across the five boroughs, has been lining...
'The Post was right' about accused cop-shooting migrant's troubling backstory: Mayor Adams
Adams cited The Post’s exclusive reporting at a press conference when talking about Bernardo Castro Mata, the 19-year-old Venezuelan who crossed into the US illegally in Texas in July 2023...
Ex-NYC jails boss named head of Big Apple’s hiring, recruiting agency
Louis Molina, who stepped down from the Department of Correction last year during a bitter back-and-forth the federal jails' monitor, was named Monday afternoon to lead DCAS, which is tasked...
NYC to add dozens of new public restrooms -- but more relief may be needed
The administration announced a five-year effort — dubbed "Ur in Luck" — to add 46 bathrooms across the five boroughs and renovations of 36 of the existing public restrooms.