If there’s one thing New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you to know about the student protests on the campuses of Columbia University and City College of New York, it’s not that the students are justifiably upset about the ongoing genocide in Palestine. No, after nearly 300 people were arrested for protesting, Adams blamed … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was accused in a lawsuit Monday of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993 and demanding a sexual favor in exchange for his help advancing her career in the police department. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan, offered the first public details of a sexual assault claim brought against the … Read more
Photo: New York Daily News / Contributor (Getty Images) New York City Mayor Eric Adams may not exactly have a record during his time in office that screams “success” (unless you’re a big fan of people dying on Rikers) but at least you can trust him to waste money. For example, he spent $155 million … Read more
Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office New York City unveiled the prototype for a new garbage truck on Thursday, but it seemed like Mayor Eric Adams was opening a new subway line by the way he arrived at the press conference. I have a fair bit of municipal pride, but it was ridiculous. The unpopular elected official … Read more
Photo: Drew Angerer / Staff (Getty Images) Now that George Santos has been kicked out of Congress and faces a long list of criminal charges, we haven’t heard much from him lately. Which really is too bad since he sure knew how to keep politics entertaining. Don’t you worry, though, he’s not going away quietly. … Read more
If there’s one thing New York City’s government loves, it’s the NYPD. They’re the perfect child, the enforcement arm that can do no wrong, and the cops will always see budget increases regardless of the effect — positive or negative — they have on their local community. Case in point: The subway. The Dirtiest Things … Read more
