Mayor Adams Says Chinatown Stabbing Another Reason For State To Review Bail Reform
The mayor said the suspect is the poster child for bail reform, given he had three open cases, including assault and possession of stolen property.
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The mayor said the suspect is the poster child for bail reform, given he had three open cases, including assault and possession of stolen property.
CBS2's Marcia Kramer was in the state capital as the mayor tried to use his experience as a state senator to win support for his initiatives.
Mayor Eric Adams says the spaces will provide a quiet place for the frontline workers to recharge, destress and heal.
A woman walking home early Sunday morning was killed in Chinatown. The NYPD has arrested the man it says stalked her and killed her inside her own building.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating several antisemitic incidents over the weekend.
In order to encourage more people to get vaccinated, Adams has relaunched an initiative offering $100 to any New Yorker who gets vaccinated at a city-run site before the end of February.
It's part of a 2018 law that requires the city to adjust the minimum earnings for ride share drivers based on inflation.
It's one of three opened in the last six months, all in communities of color hit hard by the pandemic.
Outraged workers rallied Friday against New York City's deadline for municipal workers to be vaccinated or lose their jobs.
The mayor gave two mesmerizing speeches Thursday, including one lamenting the recent death of an 18-year-old drill rapper whose killing galvanized Adams to action.
Mayor Eric Adams recently ordered his administration to move forward with the de Blasio-era plan.
Mayor Eric Adams spent over three hours on the Albany hot seat on Wednesday making an urgent request for more hospital beds to treat the mentally ill and improve public safety.
An 82-year-old tenant of the NYCHA building on Beach Channel Drive said he's had to boil water just to take a bath or wash dishes every day for months.
The city's top civil rights activists are challenging Mayor Eric Adams' commitment to social justice reform.
The services are designed to help patients living with chronic diseases make healthy changes, which include access to plant-based diet resources.
Back in 2017, former the city laid out a plan to close Rikers Island by 2027, and open a jail in every borough except Staten Island.
A furor erupted over the sudden posting on social media of a racially charged comment Adams made during a December 2019 appearance at the Harlem Business Alliance.
"Let's look at how we're spending the money." Mayor Adams said he and President Biden agreed on strategies to fight crime after yesterday's meeting.
President Joe Biden met with elected officials in the city on Thursday and announced federal help to stop the flow of guns into the state.
The School Safety Division is down 2,000 agents due to budget cuts and the vaccine mandate.
Standing in a Queens public school Thursday, Biden met with crisis management teams who detailed their wholistic approach to preventing violence.
Thursday, Adams said the two sat down to discuss possible solutions to the economic problems and the violence plaguing New York.
The DOE said Vegan Fridays will build on the success of Meatless Mondays with a nutritious menu sampled and approved by students.
At least two suspicious fires were reported inside train cars in less than a week. Now, police are searching for the suspects involved.
An Adams spokesman said his boss regularly meets with former government officials "to talk about governance."
