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Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Published Feb 28, 2025 08:02PM

Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Taxpayers are now facing a bill topping $300,000 for private lawyers hired to handle four lawsuits accusing Timothy Pearson, a former top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, of sexually harassing a female employee and then retaliating against other staff who complained about his behavior. The law firm hired by the city Corporation Counsel to handle […]
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‘Horrible,’ ‘Embarrassing,’ ‘Disqualifying’: Mun

Two years ago, when Mayor Eric Adams delivered a collective bargaining agreement that notched higher-than-expected raises and laid the foundation for remote work for the union representing 100,000 civil servants, their support for his 2025 ree ... Read more

LISTEN: Whitney Tilson Says NYC ‘Needs To Make Crime Illeg

Looking at the “different flavors of career politicians” running in the Democratic mayoral primary, “I didn’t see anyone who could be independent of the machine that runs this city,” said former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson. ... Read more

How to Deal With Wage Theft in NYC in the Trump Era

If you think your boss is shortchanging you, you’re not alone: an estimated 2.1 million workers in New York State are victims of wage theft annually, totalling $3.2 billion in unpaid wages and benefits, according to labor advocates. Bu ... Read more

Prison Company Foresees ‘Unprecedented’ Revenue, Announces Massive Newark ICE Lock-Up

Published Feb 27, 2025 04:59PM

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to reopen an immigrant detention facility in Newark that will nearly double the agency’s capacity to detain people in the New York City region, the agency announced in a press release late Wednesday evening. The private prison contractor The GEO Group said the 1,000 bed facility would open this […]
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Electric Heat Pumps Get Warm Reviews at Queens Public Housin

An experiment to swap steam radiators for eco-friendly, electric heat pumps at a Queens public housing complex has yielded promising results, nearly two years in. The New York City Housing Authority in July 2023 installed the first electric-po ... Read more

Cuts to 9/11 Health Reversed, Measles Outbreak in North Jers

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Here’s what happened this week in New York public health and why it matters. Whiplash for the 9/11 first responder ... Read more

Tentative Agreement to End State Prison Strike Rolls Back So

A nearly two-week illegal strike by state correction officers appeared to be over Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to a series of concessions — including the “temporary” suspension of a law restricting the use of solitary confinemen ... Read more