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Former colleague in NYPD transit bureau accuses Mayor Eric Adams of sexual assault
Mayor Eric Adams asked a colleague for oral sex when she went to him for career help in 1993, according to a legal complaint filed Monday.
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Mayor Adams calls New York City the ‘Port-au-Prince of America'
New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces social media pushback after saying NYC is the ‘Port-au-Prince of America,’ a nickname many residents said they’ve never heard before. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.
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NY police task targeting ‘ghost cars' using fake license plates to dodge tolls
A new task force in New York is cracking down on drivers who try to hide their license plates to beat toll cameras. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.
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NY police crack down on ‘ghost cars' dodging tolls with fake or altered license plates
Officials in New York are cracking down on vehicles using altered or forged license plates to avoid paying tolls and tickets. Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Adams and law enforcement officials said Tuesday that a multiagency effort to catch scofflaws resulted in 73 vehicles impounded, 282 summonses issued and eight individuals arrested. They said Monday’s enforcement effort was...
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Mayor Eric Adams talks subway safety plan after rash of violence
New York City Mayor Eric Adams discussed the new safety plan for the city’s subways, including how it could impact New Yorkers’ commutes, how a ban on riders convicted of transit crimes would work, and how the city intends to fund the plan without any help from the state.
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Mayor Adams stands by top aide at center of latest FBI raid on members of inner circle
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday stood by a longtime adviser whose properties were raided by the FBI and shrugged off concerns about the mounting federal probes of people linked to his administration.
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FBI raids Bronx home of Mayor Adams' aide
The FBI carried out a raid of a home belonging to another top aide of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On Thursday, federal agents could be seen taking boxes of material from the Bronx home of Winnie Greco, who serves as the mayor’s Asian affairs liaison. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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FBI raids 2 Bronx homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Federal agents have searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The FBI confirmed the raids conducted Thursday at two Bronx addresses. Records show the homes there are owned by Winnie Greco. Greco is a longtime fundraiser for the mayor who serves as his director of Asian affairs. The purpose of the raid...
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AI company hired to clone Mayor Adams' voice linked to Biden deepfake, researchers say
In October, Mayor Adams announced he’d hired ElevenLabs, an artificial intelligence start-up, to create a series of robocalls which made it seem like he could speak several foreign languages. Three months later, ElevenLabs is in the news again — this time, for an alleged connection to a political dirty trick.
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AI company hired to clone Mayor Adams' voice linked to Biden deepfake, researchers say
Chris Glorioso reports.
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NY City Council overrides Mayor Adams' veto of ‘How Many Stops' Act
In a vote that passed 42-9, New York City Council voted to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of the “How Many Stops Act.” The mayor and police unions tried to scrap the bill, arguing it would lead to time-consuming paperwork for officers, but the council overwhelmingly disagreed. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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City Council overrides Adams, NYPD cops will have to record race of people they question
Should police have to report any time they stop a person on the street? In New York, the question has divided local government as the City Council voted to pass a bill, over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, that would require officers to document basic information. The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in recent days when NYPD...
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What does the ‘How Many Stops' Act do, and why is it controversial?
The New York City Council could override a veto from Mayor Eric Adams on what has been called the “How Many Stops” Act — so what does it all mean for police and New Yorkers? Here’s a breakdown.
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NYC Council could override ‘How Many Stops' Act veto
On Tuesday, the New York City Council could override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto on what is called the ‘How Many Stops’ Act. It requires the NYPD to log all public interactions, which advocates say supports transparency, but critics say it creates too much paperwork. And now police bodycam video of a well-known city councilman being pulled over this weekend is...
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NYPD defends pulling over Councilman Yusef Salaam in Harlem
Concerns about racial profiling in Harlem after a city councilman was pulled over by police in his district. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Mayor Eric Adams Interview: social media, migrant crisis, ‘How Many Stops' Act
NYC Mayor Eric Adams joins News 4 to address a number of topics in the news following his State of the City speech, including concerns over social media, the ongoing migrant crisis and a veto of the ‘How Many Stops’ Act.
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Crime, social media and jobs: What Eric Adams addressed in his State of the City speech
Crime, immigration, and even calling social media an “environmental toxin.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams used his State of the City address to touch on a wide variety of topics and initiatives, but was noticeably mum on other problems the city and his administration face. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Adams declares social media an ‘environmental toxin,' touts crime and jobs numbers in State of the City
Juggling fiscal constraints, an FBI investigation into his personal finances, and a slew of other pressing items concerning the present and future of the city, there was only one goal for Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday: Convince New Yorkers their city is in solid shape. Adams delivered his third State of the City address Wednesday, taking a decidedly more upbeat…
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Mayor Adams to deliver State of the City amid migrant crisis, budget cuts
Tracie Strahan reports.
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NYC announces plan to wipe $2 billion in medical debt for working-class New Yorkers
A new multi-million dollar venture by New York City officials is expected to wipe the medical debts of some 500,000 New Yorkers, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The “pioneering medical debt relief program” is slated to clear more than $2 billion in debts over the next several years through a partnership with RIP Medical Debt. “Up to half a million…