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Mayor Eric Adams signs Intro. 209-A, which will prohibit discrimination on the basis of a person’s height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. City Hall. Friday, May 26, 2023. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.

Mayor Adams signs bill banning weight and height discrimination

By Christian Murray

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Politics

Adams presses judge to exempt city from right-to-shelter when it ‘lacks the resources’

By Ben Brachfeld

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At Lower Manhattan rally, youth and family services providers, pols say they won’t accept ‘one penny of cuts’ to education

By Sarah Belle Lin

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Politics

Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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COVID-19 Pandemic

Hochul inks executive order boosting resources to NYC ahead of anticipated migrant surge

By Robert Pozarycki

Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks at the NYC Reads rollout.

‘Back to basics’: NYC Reads program aims to boost literacy levels for public school students

By Sarah Belle Lin

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Opinion

Op-Ed | PlaNYC: Getting sustainability done

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Politics

Mayor Adams endorses pilot program for free buses in NYC

By Ben Brachfeld

Mayor Eric Adams introduces Rat Czar Kathleen Corradi

Politics

‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: NYC’s first ‘rat czar’ is Education Department alum Kathleen Corradi

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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‘Control yourselves’: Mayor Adams, NYPD issue stern warning to protesters, Marjorie Taylor Greene ahead of Trump surrender Tuesday

By Robert Pozarycki and Ethan Stark-Miller

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Health

Aetna to be the provider of Medicare Advantage plan for NYC municipal retirees

By Sarah Belle Lin

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Supercharging safety for e-bikes

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Mayor expands free broadband internet plan for NYCHA residents in the Bronx, citywide

By Camille Botello

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Crime

Cashing out: Banks across NYC cut ATM hours, boost security to ease customer fears

By Gabriele Holtermann and Michael Dorgan, edited by Christian Murray and Robert Pozarycki

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell testifies at City Council hearing

Spending spree: NYPD has already surpassed annual overtime budget by $100M in current fiscal year

By Ben Brachfeld

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School cafeteria heroes, still on the frontlines feeding the city’s most vulnerable students, honored at annual mayoral ceremony

By Sarah Belle Lin

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New Broadway pedestrian plazas kick off construction this week in Flatiron, NoMad

By Ben Brachfeld

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Health

Off with their masks! Mayor Adams says businesses should require that patrons remove face coverings to deter retail theft

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

Eric Adams says religion and government shouldn’t ‘interfere,’ but stops short of saying ‘separate’

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

Adams signs legislation to address pay disparities, support New Yorkers with disabilities

By Nelson A. King

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Former Adams’ chief of staff to aid SL Green in its Times Square casino bid

By Christian Murray

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Brooklyn

Mayor laments latest train surfing death, looks to tackle deadly trend

By Dean Moses

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Crime

Op-Ed | Keeping New York the safest large city in America

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Politics

Adams creates new public realm chief position, taps Ya-Ting Liu to fill the role

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Council Member Pierina Sanchez gathers support for the Safer Homes Act, overhauling the Third Party Transfer program

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.

Trump administration moves to roll back Biden-era protections for LGBTQ foster children

NYPD Police Officer Sorffly Davius began his public service in New York City as an FDNY paramedic in Brooklyn.

NYPD officer who died in Kuwait after suffering medical episode was a married father of six children from Cambria Heights

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One Domino Square penthouse sells for $7M, setting Brooklyn price-per-square-foot record