20 h. ago In unintended filing, feds say Trump administration strategy to end New York toll is a losing battle

The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan on Wednesday accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s $9 congestion toll in Manhattan

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68 h. ago Three more prosecutors resign in aftermath of dismissal of case against NYC mayor

Three federal prosecutors placed on leave amid a probe into their handling of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ now-dismissed corruption case are resigning

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69 h. ago Three prosecutors in Eric Adams case quit, claiming they were being pressured to admit ‘regret and wrongdoing’

Prosecutors join a litany of other prosecutors and people who have resigned in refusing to comply with the dismissal of Eric Adams’s bribery case

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3 d. ago Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex

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1 week ago New York City's mayor visits the Dominican Republic after the deadly nightclub roof collapse

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is visiting the Dominican Republic to pay his respects to the 226 people who died last week when the roof of a legendary nightclub collapsed

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1 week ago Deadly crash raises new questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours

A helicopter crash that killed six in New York City has renewed concerns about the safety of the popular sightseeing excursions

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2 w. ago Mayor: Family was to celebrate child's birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing 6

A family from Spain was about to celebrate the nine birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey

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2 w. ago Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS

The Justice Department has moved to drop a criminal case against the alleged East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang less than a month after he was charged, saying they plan to deport him instead

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2 w. ago NYC lets immigration officials open an office at Rikers jail, a priority for Trump

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is allowing federal immigration officials to operate at the Rikers Island jail to work on gang and drug-related criminal investigations

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2 w. ago Justice Department seeks to restrict testimony of fired pardon attorney

The Justice Department is attempting to use executive privilege to prevent its fired pardon attorney from telling Congress about the circumstances of her departure, and dispatched armed deputy U.S. marshals to her home to deliver restrictions on her testimony

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3 w. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and will instead run for reelection as an independent candidate

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3 w. ago US justice department drops corruption case against New York mayor Eric Adams

Trump administration had been pressing Adams to crack down on immigration but both parties denied quid pro quo A US federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the Department of Justice’s corruption case against New York City’s embattled mayor, Eric Adams, after weeks of scandal about the Democratic mayor bowing to pressure from the Trump administration to cooperate on immigration crackdowns while trying to get out from under the criminal charges.Despite the judge’s decision, he said the Trump administration’s grounds for having the case dropped “smacks of a bargain”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Judge throws out Eric Adams corruption case and sides with Trump’s DOJ

Judge overseeing Adams’ case said he would drop the charges, in part, to protect the DoJ from using them as ‘leverage’

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3 w. ago New York's casino sweepstakes could put $115M in Donald Trump's pocket

A high-stakes race to decide who will get to build a casino in New York City might end up with one famous former resident hitting a $115 million jackpot: President Donald Trump

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3 w. ago Driver facing multiple charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children

Police say a woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children

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