Eric Adams supports new finding that Rikers jail won’t close by legal deadline
An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds the capacity of ...
Newly unsealed memo sheds light on Justice Department’s rush to drop NYC mayor’s corruption case
A top Justice Department official was leaning toward dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams even ...
Adams and Adams clash on Rikers
Adrienne Adams convened the commission in the somewhat more peaceful days of 2023, before she was challenging Eric Adams’ reelection. The 114-page report found, in short, that Rikers can’t close by ...
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Basic Reforms to New York’s Legal Code Are at Risk as Democrats Lurch Rightward
New York made it easier for defendants to learn about information used against them. That could now be revoked.
NYC commission calls for fixes to speed Close Rikers timeline, reduce jail population
City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated by law to take place by 2027, ...
A Walkway Was Set to Open on the Queensboro Bridge. Until it Wasn’t.
A long-awaited pedestrian path appeared to be finished this month. A ribbon-cutting was scheduled. A news release was ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
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PSL chaos timeline - Managerial rollercoaster and intriguing transfers are keeping us absorbed in 2025
South Africa's Betway Premiership, AKA the PSL, is one of Africa's most stable leagues, but simultaneously never short of ...
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NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams slams Trump, says ‘trust’ in city government is broken
Her team said last week she expected to make a final decision on a run after Tuesday’s speech, an expedited timeline that comes ... of the City addresses. Eric Adams has attended each of the ...
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Speaker Adrienne Adams likely to fall short of upcoming matching funds threshold in mayor’s race
Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the media at City Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News) Ex-Gov. Cuomo is also operating on a tight timeline, but his big ...