4 h. 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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24 h. 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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25 h. 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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27 h. 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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2 d. 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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1 week ago New York's top court blocks NYC from letting noncitizens vote

New York state’s top court has put an end to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections

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2 w. ago Justice Department moves to drop lawsuit that would allow Texas police to arrest migrants

The Trump administration has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against Texas over a law that would allow local police to arrest migrants who enter the country illegally

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2 w. ago Trump to pull funding for New York subway system if MTA withholds crime stats

‘Commuters are sick and tired of feeling like they have to jeopardize their safety to get to work,’ Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says

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2 w. ago New York City paying $500,000 a month to indicted developer who could testify against Mayor Eric Adams

The Adams administration has continued to pay the hotel company of Weihong Hu, a developer accused of funneling illegal campaign donations to the mayor The administration of New York City mayor Eric Adams is continuing to pay over $500,000 a month to a hotel developer who could potentially provide valuable testimony to prosecutors against the mayor and several of his top allies.The developer, Weihong Hu, was indicted last month for allegedly bribing a New York City non-profit CEO. The indictment charges that she gave the nonprofit executive stacks of cash and helped him purchase a $1.3m townhouse in exchange for more than $20m in city-funded contracts for her two Queens hotels and a catering company. Hu has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Justice Department is expected to slash public corruption unit, AP sources say

Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be being significantly reduced in size, and that its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, according to two people familiar with the matter

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3 w. ago Judge weighing dismissal of NYC mayor's case cancels hearing, suggesting a ruling could be near

The judge weighing the Justice Department’s request to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has canceled a hearing scheduled for Friday, indicating a ruling could be imminent

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3 w. ago Andrew Cuomo enters race for New York mayor as frontrunner – but trailing baggage

The ex-state governor, who quit amid sexual harassment allegations, sees an opportunity as Eric Adams strugglesAbraham Rios, a 76-year-old army veteran and retiree, regularly meets friends at a coffee shop around the corner from his home in Brooklyn, and that is about all he does, he says.The Puerto Rican native who served in the Vietnam war is satisfied with the money he gets from social security and enjoys life, but he would like to see more police in his Clinton Hill neighborhood, where he has lived since 1964. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Judge deciding whether to let charges drop against NYC Mayor Eric Adams is about to get key advice

A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to submit written arguments

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4 w. ago The Latest: Mayors testify in Congress as Republicans take aim at ‘sanctuary cities’

Mayors from four major cities are testifying in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities,” arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally

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4 w. ago Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend 'sanctuary' policies in congressional hearing

Democratic mayors of four major cities say Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammer the policies for shielding criminals and discouraging cooperation with federal officials

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