Eric Adams meets Trump – is a pardon more pressing than running New York? Mayor skips city events to attend inauguration and meet Trump, raising questions about nature of pair’s relationship The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2025
Swirling federal investigations test New York City mayor's ability to govern New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing mounting questions over his ability to govern after federal investigators seized phones from multiple officials in his administration The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024
Microsoft Windows IT outage: more than 2,000 flights canceled across US; Fedex and UPS report service delays – as it happened Microsoft says cause of global chaos fixed; CrowdStrike CEO ‘deeply sorry’ but services may take days to recover as major disruptions unfold across US The Guardian - US · Jul 19, 2024
NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of doctoring photo of police officer friend killed in the line of duty War of words erupts between Eric Adams and New York Times over photocopied image that aides reportedly ‘spilled coffee on’ to make it appear old The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
Federal monitor: Too many people in NYC are stopped, searched and frisked illegally A federal monitor says she has found disappointing results when she studied the legality of New York City's new initiative to combat gun violence in high-crime areas with an old tactic of stopping and frisking people The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023
NYC not providing showers at migrant ‘respite centers,’ raising right-to-shelter concerns from advocates NEW YORK - Asylum seekers housed in several of the city’s “respite centers” have not been able to properly wash themselves for days because there are no showers at the newly-opened sites, according to people who’ve stayed there and migrant advocates. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
New York City has a right to shelter, but will it establish a right to sleep outside? Democratic leaders in major U.S. cities are finding themselves politically squeezed when it comes to addressing homelessness The Independent UK · May 21, 2023
NYC continues to report spike in migrant arrivals despite post-Title 42 drop in southern border crossings NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has since last week reported a steady increase in migrant arrivals — even as volunteers welcoming the desperate travelers to New York City say they’re not seeing a massive influx amid a drop in U.S. southern border crossings. Tribune News Service · May 19, 2023
Eric Adams weakens shelter mandate as New York City anticipates more migrant arrivals after Title 42 expires The mayor loosens a decades-old mandate after New York ‘reached our limit’ with thousands of new arrivals The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
New York City sticks with migrant hotel plan despite pushback from suburbs New York City officials plan to send some asylum-seekers to an upstate hotel The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
Migrant crisis has ‘destroyed’ NYC, Mayor Adams claims ahead of meeting with top Biden aides NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams charged Friday that New York City is getting “destroyed” by the federal government’s failure to contain the nation’s migrant crisis — a thinly-veiled broadside against President Joe Biden delivered just hours before Adams was set to meet with White House officials about the matter. Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023
Trump calls his indictment ‘unthinkable,’ claims he’s ‘completely innocent’ as NYC braces for his court appearance NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump claimed he is “completely innocent” and a victim of “political persecution” Thursday after becoming the first former president in American history to face a criminal indictment. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams dismisses separation of church and state principle, declares himself ‘a servant of God’ NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday dismissed the notion that there should be a separation between church and state in American society, drawing ire from fellow Democrats and civil rights advocates who contended his line of argument runs counter to deep-rooted U.S. values. Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023
During NYC visit, Gov. DeSantis complains about ‘woke’ politicians, avoids thorny issues like abortion, book bans and LGBTQ rights NEW YORK — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jetted into the city Monday to press the case that New York should follow his state’s lead in turning the tide on “woke” politics, including by rolling back “failed” bail reform laws. Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023
Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023 NYC Mayor Adams ordered to cough up $300 for rat infestation at Brooklyn residence NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ avowed hatred for rats won him little love from an administrative court judge who ordered him on Tuesday to pay $300 for a ticket citing persistent rodent-friendly conditions at his Brooklyn rowhouse.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 NYC Mayor Adams gets split decision in battle against rats New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scored a split decision with a hearing officer dismissing one summons while upholding another issued by a city inspector citing him for not doing enough to keep rodents at bay from his Brooklyn townhouse
The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2023 Eric Adams says New York City doesn’t have ‘room’ to host more migrants Mayor says city’s strained care system can’t handle influx and blames government for lack of coordination during El Paso visit
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022 NYC mayor ‘nowhere to be found’ as severe weather bears down on city ‘The mayor is still in touch with everybody on the ground,’ spokesperson says
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 NYC mayor's $300 fine for rat infestation is dismissed New York City’s mayor has beaten the rat rap
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 NYC’s rat-fighting Mayor Eric Adams is fined over infestation at his own Brooklyn property New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 NYC's rat-fighting mayor fined over infestation at own house New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison
The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2022 New York City mayor’s longtime friend now holds high-paid NYPD job Lisa White, who earns $241,000 a year, is one of a number of Eric Adams’s friends, family and former colleagues hired to top roles
Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022 Mayor Adams releases 2021 tax forms, which appear to contradict NYC financial disclosure NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ most recent tax forms, which he released to the press Thursday night, appear to contradict financial disclosures he made to the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board for the 2021 calendar year.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 1, 2022 Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke accused each other of misinforming Texans during their debate. Here are the facts. O’Rourke and Abbott accused each other of bending the truth during the only planned gubernatorial debate on Friday. Many of their claims needed context and clarification.
Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022 NYC officials visit Mexican border to get ‘real answers’ amid city’s migrant crisis NEW YORK — Officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration visited Texas on Friday to learn more about the state’s handling of an influx of Latin American migrants, thousands of whom have been sent to New York in recent months, putting a strain on the city’s homeless shelter system.