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New report finds NYC emergency response is taking longer
This year’s Mayor’s Management Report finds that emergency response is taking longer. Andrew Siff reports.
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Biden team denies New York's right-to-shelter policy hurt city's case for aid
The Biden administration has suggested the solution to New York’s migrant crisis is eliminating the city’s right to shelter, according to City and State officials and business leaders involved in discussions with the White House. The sources tell NBC New York that based on their conversations, they believe the Biden team might have offered New York City more relief,...
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Ex-NYC buildings commissioner accused of trading favors for cash, Mets tickets
Prosecutors say New York City’s former top building-safety official took cash, New York Mets tickets, a discount on a luxury apartment and other bribes from a real estate developer, a restaurateur and others.
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NYC nightmare neighbor accused of terrorizing Black tenants arrested on hate crime charge
A notoriously racist tenant suspected of setting a fatal fire in the same building where Brooklyn tenants say they’ve been terrorized under his watch for more than a year has been arrested. Steven Attanasso is facing new felony hate crime and weapon charges in connection to a string of incidents at the Ebbets Field Apartments where, for so long,...
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Man arrested in nightmare neighbor case for Black Brooklyn tenants
After harassing tenants in the Ebbetts Field Apartments for more than a year, the dangerous man was arrested. Melissa Russo reporting.
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Migrant influx ‘will destroy NYC,' Eric Adams says amid call for more federal aid
In some of his strongest words yet, Mayor Eric Adams says the influx of asylum seekers is not going away and will “destroy New York City.” The mayor’s comments came during a town hall in which he offered an ominous assessment of the ongoing migrant crisis. “I don’t see an ending to this. This issue will destroy New York...
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Mayor Eric Adams says migrant influx will ‘destroy NYC'
Mayor Adams addresses New Yorkers concerns regarding asylum seekers at a Town Hall meeting. Myles Miller reporting.
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NYC officials tout new crime prevention strategies
The NYPD and Mayor Adams tout this year as one of the safest despite some violence near the end. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Mayor Adams rallies for migrant work permits
Mayor Adams ramps up his push for work permits for migrant workers. Erica Byfield reporting.
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Adams slams Hochul's handling of NYC migrant crisis
Tensions flared again in New York City’s escalating migrant crisis. Chris Glorioso reports.
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Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in NYC without a permit
The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced by Mayor Eric Adams. Adams said Tuesday that mosques no longer need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. He says the police department’s community affairs...
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Harry Belafonte posthumously awarded the Key to the City of New York
Mayor Eric Adams awarded the late Harry Belafonte with a Key to the City to honor his impact on the entertainment industry and national civil rights issues. Known as the King of Calypso, a press release from the mayor’s office described him as a “singular, multigenerational, international cultural trailblazer.” In addition to his unparalleled impact on music, film and...
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In Israel, NYC Mayor Eric Adams stays neutral on divisive judicial overhaul
Mayor Adams has refused to discuss relations between Israel and Palestinians in the occupied territories, which have recently seen the worst violence in two decades.
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Adams arrives in Israel for visit to Jerusalem
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is spending Monday in Jerusalem as part of a multi-day visit to Israel. Adams left New York on Sunday night sharing a video on social media of him boarding a plane. In the video, Adams called Israel “a real partner of course in the region.” The mayor said he plans to meet with government officials and…
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New York City suggests housing migrants in infamous jail closed after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration wants to house migrants in a notorious federal jail that was closed after disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there led to its squalid conditions being deemed unsafe for humans.
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Adams: NYC migrant crisis could cost $12 billion
Mayor Adams says that the migrant crisis could wind up costing more than $12 billion. Melissa Russo reports.
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Mayor Adams announces block party line-ups to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop
Mayor Eric Adams and ‘ITSALLBLACKMUSIC PRESENTS’ announced the free line-up for the ‘5X5 Block Party Series’ celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop. In addition to live music, events will also include conversations with special guests at the Apollo Theatre. Notable events include Salt-N-Pepa discussing the role women have played in the hip-hop movement and special performances from KRS-One, Chuck D,…
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NYC picks island in East River to help house thousands of migrants
New York Mayor Eric Adams says the city will house as many as 2,000 migrants on an island in the East River where a migrant center was set up last year and then taken down weeks later.
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Migrants urge President Biden to fast-track work permits
Migrants advocate for an expedited timeline regarding working permits. Melissa Colorado reporting.
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Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip-Hop At The Bronx Museum Of The Arts Exhibit
The Bronx Museum Of The Arts celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with the new exhibit “Dianne Smith: Two Turntables & A Microphone.” Joelle Garguilo sits with Dianne to learn more.