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A veteran New York City politician filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct, claiming the decades-old allegation was false and derailed his campaign for mayor. Former state Assembly member and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer says in his lawsuit filed in state court in Manhattan that Jean Kim “smeared Mr. Stringer’s...

Mayor Eric Adams sent out a new directive explaining that first responders who encounter someone who might be a risk must transport them to the nearest hospital. Andrew Siff reports.

Bidding to address a mental health crisis on New York City streets and subways, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that authorities would more aggressively intervene to get people into treatment, describing “a moral obligation” to act, even if it means involuntarily hospitalizing some. “These New Yorkers and hundreds of others like them are in urgent need of treatment, yet often…

What do a signed pair of sneakers, a Louis Vuitton soccer ball and a basketball from the New York Knicks all have in common? Two things, really: They were all once donated to past mayors of New York City, and now they can all be yours.

Some pieces of local history are hitting the auction block, as items given as gifts to past NYC mayors will be put up for auction. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

State and local leaders unveiled a new crime fighting plan they say will help stop attacks in the New York City transit system. News 4’s Adam Harding reports.

New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells parts and kits for ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been increasingly turning up at crime scenes around the U.S. Mayor Eric Adams joined with gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety on Wednesday to...

Police said the 3D-printed guns present a real problem, as they are flooding the streets because they are so cheap to build. The guns are part of a larger ghost gun problem the department has been dealing with over the past several years. NBC New York’s John Chandler reports.

Upset over how his meetings in Albany were covered by the NYC media, Adams went so far as to claim that race is playing a big role in how he is being covered. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Bill de Blasio swept into the New York City mayor’s office eight years ago promising a liberal remolding of the nation’s largest city that would level deep inequities and reform police practices

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ recent trip to Puerto Rico is raising some questions after it was learned that he traveled there on a Bitcoin billionaire’s private jet — but the city’s next leader insists he did nothing wrong.

Adams previously said that he purchased his own flight to Puerto Rico for a political conference. However, it was learned on Tuesday that Adams actually flew there on a Bitcoin billionaire’s private plane. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Mayor de Blasio proposed to establish year-round, free school for all students on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

The upcoming administration may be looking to unmask children sooner rather than later — should the science allow it — but the current mayor said it’s not quite yet time to ditch the masks.

Could NYC end mask-wearing in schools soon? The notion appears to possibly be on the table, because the city’s next mayor says he wants that mandate lifted. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

The former police captain and Brooklyn borough president is the second Black person ever to hold the job. He takes office on Jan. 1.

Eric Adams wins the race for New York City mayor, topping Republican Curtis Sliwa to become the second Black man to become mayor in the city’s history. Romney Smith reports.

NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

Along with selecting the next mayor of New York City and governor of New Jersey, registered voters in both states weighed in on a number of key ballot measures with implications ranging from redistricting to clean air and water, sports betting, nonprofit gambling and more. Here are the preliminary results on statewide proposals in New York and New Jersey and…

Eric Adams has been elected as the next Mayor of New York City and his campaign is celebrating in Brooklyn. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.