Posted inEconomy
Mamdani’s ‘Economic Justice’ Deputy Wants a Bigger Pie
In a dramatic shift, Deputy Mayor Julie Su says progressive policies will lift New York City’s economy.
Eric Adams
Posted inPolitics
Big Business Fears Mamdani. Its Workers Gave Him Big Bucks.
Nearly 2,000 employees at member firms of the big business Partnership for New York City donated to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign — while CEOs spent millions opposing him.
Posted injails and prisons
Mamdani’s New ‘Rikers Czar’ Helped Design Plan to Close Jail Complex
Dana Kaplan will be the mayor’s point person on opening new jails to replace crumbling facilities on Rikers Island, sources told THE CITY.
Posted inZohran Mamdani
She Gave Money to Mamdani. Can Nadia Shihata Investigate His City Hall?
Councilmembers questioned the independence of Mayor Mamdani’s pick to lead the Department of Investigation. She donated to his campaign and is a friend of the mayor's general counsel.
Posted inEric Adams
Eric Adams Power Broker Says He’s the Victim in Multi-Million Insurance Scam
Federal prosecutors charged three associates of Adams' former chief of staff Frank Carone in an alleged insurance fraud scheme. Carone, a powerful lobbyist, says they scammed him too.
Posted inEric Adams
Feds Indict Another Eric Adams Pal, This One for Insurance Fraud
Prosecutors say Zhan "Johnny" Petrosyants submitted tens of millions of dollars in fake auto insurance claims. He ran a Manhattan hotspot favored by the former mayor.
Posted inEric Adams
Citing New Evidence, Top City Lawyer Seeks to Drop Adams Defense in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
The move by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s law department follows decisions to stop representing two close Adams allies in separate sexual harassment suits.
Posted inTHE CITY gets action
Ex-NYPD Official Indicted for Accepting Bribes From Tech Exec in Scheme First Reported by THE CITY
Prosecutors say NYPD’s Kevin Taylor accepted $70,000 in cash and trips to the Bahamas and Las Vegas in exchange for helping Saferwatch try to land an $11 million contract for panic buttons in schools.
Posted inCity Government
Mamdani Nominates Former Federal Prosecutor to Lead NYC Anti-Corruption Watchdog
Nadia Shihata, who led the prosecution of R&B singer R. Kelly, was chosen to head the Department of Investigation.
Posted inEric Adams
Adams Fined for Using Taxpayer Money to Spotlight Cuomo Sexual Harassment Charges
Adams was fined $4,000 for having City Hall staffers buy whistles to put on reporters’ chairs at an official press conference.