Judge in Eric Adams Case Assigns Outside Counsel to Examine Dismissal of Charges

Published   Feb 21, 2025 08:31PM

The judge considering the Trump Justice Department’s highly unusual motion to dismiss Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Friday appointed an outside counsel to help him decide what to do. Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho assigned the task to Paul Clement, a former Solicitor General under President George W. Bush, to advise on the scope […]
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Here’s How to Vet Political Polls in NYC’s 2025 Local El


The 2025 mayoral election season is off to a roaring start. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice requested Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charges to be dropped, potentially allowing him to campaign witho ... Read more

Indicted Eric Adams Fundraiser in Possible Plea Discussions


A fundraiser for Mayor Eric Adams charged in a kickback scheme involving city contracts obtained a delay in the case in preparation for possible plea negotiations with prosecutors in the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office, a court filing sh ... Read more

Adams Aide Tim Pearson Committed Misconduct in Violent Shelt


Timothy Pearson, a longtime close associate and senior advisor to Mayor Eric Adams, committed misconduct when he physically attacked two security guards at a migrant shelter who’d demanded to see his identification, the city Department o ... Read more

Manhattan Buses Got a Bit Faster in First Month of Congestion Pricing

Published   Feb 21, 2025 10:00AM

Almost all of Manhattan’s notoriously pokey crosstown buses that run south of 60th Street have sped up — slightly — in the weeks since congestion pricing took effect, MTA data shows. January peak-hour bus speeds for east-west lines operating within the congestion relief zone on weekdays reveals that 11 of the 13 local and Select […]
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Adams-Appointed Charter Commission Carries on, Aiming at Dev


For the first time in decades, an effort is underway to reconsider the city’s approach to real estate development in a bid to help alleviate the housing crisis. Mayor Eric Adams in December convened a Charter Revision Commission to consider ... Read more

By the Polls, Cuomo’s the Early Frontrunner. But How Does


This article is adapted from our Feb. 20 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, It’s been another hectic week for Mayor Eric Adams. Calls for him to step down or be remove ... Read more

Federal Judge Presses Trump Justice Official and Adams’ De


The judge overseeing Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday scrutinized the controversial motion by the Trump Justice Department to toss the case, a request that many have described as a quid-pro-quo deal to secure Adams’ c ... Read more