A fresh flurry of federal raids on  Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle—this time involving some of his top deputies — could leave him more vulnerable than ever as a growing field of challengers looks to take his job in next year’s Democratic primary. On Wednesday, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Deputy Mayor for Public… Read More ..read more

The homes of two top of Mayor Eric Adams' top staffers, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, were raided by FBI agents early Wednesday morning, according to published reports. Teams of FBI agents simultaneously showed up Wright's home in Harlem and Banks' home in Hollis, Queens around… Read More ..read more

New York City opened 24 new public schools on Thursday, the first day students returned to the classroom to start the next academic year. The schools, which accommodate grades K through 12, are located in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. The new buildings come outfitted with a variety of new learning spaces, including reading… Read More ..read more

A whopping two-thirds of New York City public restrooms either had health and safety hazards or were kept closed during operating hours, according to a new City Council report released Thursday. The survey, dubbed Nature’s Call: An Assessment of NYC Park Restrooms, includes observations from staffers with the council's Oversight and Investigations Division of… Read More ..read more

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday sought to distance herself from Linda Sun, her former aide who was arrested and indicted by federal prosecutors on Tuesday for allegedly working as an agent on behalf of the Chinese government. Sun, who held positions with Hochul and her predecessor Andrew Cuomo, was accused in a 65-page Sept.… Read More ..read more

Tickets are going fast for “WTF! (What the Financial!): A Financial Empowerment Roadmap,” a comprehensive forum sponsored by Schneps Media and AARP New York dedicated to helping people make their money last a lifetime.  The forum will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Graduate Center, City University… Read More ..read more

When the new public school year kicks off Thursday, the city will officially open 24 brand new schools featuring more seats and modern classrooms, officials announced Wednesday. NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks and NYC Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference in the Bronx to tout the addition of 24 new schools, including more… Read More ..read more

A historical preservation nonprofit has found Mayor Adams to have overseen the fewest number of landmark designations per year since the city created the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Village Preservation, the Greenwich Village-based nonprofit, authored what it believes to be a first-of-its-kind report on the city’s historical landmarking process that analyzed all 38,000 properties that… Read More ..read more

Nearly a year after Mayor Eric Adams first rolled out the Knightscope K5, a 400-pound police robot, in the Times Square subway station, his office revealed on Tuesday that his administration still has not found a use for the technology he once touted as a powerful crime-fighting tool. K5 was last seen collecting dust inside… Read More ..read more

The MTA officially ended its fare-free bus pilot over the weekend, much to the chagrin of the state lawmakers who initiated it. The yearlong pilot on five bus routes came to an unceremonious end on Sunday, Sept. 1, after state lawmakers declined to reauthorize it and the MTA deemed the experiment a dud. The MTA… Read More ..read more