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Non-profit started by Eric Adams' brother auctioned off dinner with the mayor during Hamptons party
The non-profit founded by Mayor Eric Adams' brother auctioned off a dinner with Hizzoner — before calling off the date when The Post poked around about the potentially unethical prize.
Wife of top NYPD spokesperson, Mayor Adams pal quietly pocketing $180K salary in newly-created gig
Jasmine Sheppard was appointed by City Hall in November 2022 to the newly-minted role of chief communications strategy officer, an associate commissioner position paying $180,000 a year, at the Department...
Texas migrant buses to NYC come to a halt — but hundreds of border-crossers are still arriving each week
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hasn't sent a migrant bus to the Big Apple in months after migrant flows into the Lone Star State all but dried up thanks to his...
NYC Dem looking to topple Mayor Eric Adams faces problem with city's Jewish voters: experts
The current city comptroller and highest-ranking Jewish member of New York City politics has tried to walk the political tightrope since the attacks on Oct. 7 — trying to play both...
9/11 families, lawmakers praise reversal of terrorist plea deals as 'just and honorable decision,' demand a trial date
"I know the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks will appreciate this — as do I," Sen. Lindsay Graham said of the revoked plea deals.
Death penalty back on the table for accused 9/11 terrorists in stunning reversal
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin revoked plea deals on Friday that would have spared the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and two alleged accomplices.
NYC Parks Department worker busted in deadly shooting of migrant who set up tent in park: sources
Elijah Mitchell, 23, a seasonal Parks worker, became disgruntled over the encampment that migrants – including Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, 30 – had set up inside Steuben Park at Flushing Avenue...
9/11 survivors who battled life-threatening illnesses rip terrorists' plea agreement
Survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks, many of whom battled cancer and other life-threatening illnesses brought on by the toxic debris the Twin Towers left behind, were devastated and enraged...
Qatar paid for NYPD commissioner's Middle East trips after Adams admin was mum on who picked up tab
Police Commissioner Edward Caban jet-setted from New York City a half dozen times last year on the dime of foreign governments or policing groups, according to his annual financial report.
NYC lifeguard hours extended during heat waves after 6 drownings off Big Apple beaches: Adams
A “skeleton crew” of lifeguards will be on the clock longer during heat waves, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday – but there are no plans to extend swimming hours at...
Adams nominates ex-Giuliani lawyer in apparent doomed bid for top Big Apple attorney
Council sources told The Post that the Adams administration still doesn't have enough votes to get him through the nomination process.
Mayor Adams turned 'blind eye' to evidence that top aide is serial sex harasser: bombshell suit
Mayor Eric Adams allegedly turned a "blind eye" to the pervy proclivities of one of his top aides – who tried to "ruin" the career of an NYPD chief who...
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander officially announces mayoral bid against Adams
Lander joins other potential candidates, including state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, former city comptroller Scott Stringer and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.
Controversial gun-detecting tech goes live at this NYC subway station
The Post spotted the tech under a black tablecloth at the Lower Manhattan transit hub on Thursday next to the subway turnstiles.
NYC Council speaker slams Adams’ proposed new rules as power grab: 'You want a king?'
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on claimed Mayor Eric Adams was trying to crown himself "king" by proposing new mandates that would make it tougher for lawmakers to pass bills.
Hochul tells pro-congestion pricing groups suing her over pause of $15 toll to 'get in line'
Through a spokesperson, Hochul, who instituted an “indefinite pause” for the congestion pricing scheme before it was supposed to go live on June 30, told the lawsuits’ plaintiffs to “get...
First legal challenges to Hochul's NYC congestion pricing pause set to be filed Thursday
Powerful congestion pricing supporters plan to sue Gov. Kathy Hochul over her 11th-hour pause of the first-in-the-nation tolls, according to two lawsuit drafts obtained by The Post Wednesday.
Adams beefs up security at Brooklyn migrant shelters after deadly gang-linked shootings
City Hall beefed up security at a pair of controversial Brooklyn migrant shelters after back-to-back, potentially gang-linked shootings rattled residents in the once-peaceful neighborhood, officials told The Post.
Eric Adams-backed commission pitches change that would make it tougher for City Council to pass laws
The document called for five ballot measures that would wrap local lawmakers in red tape and make it tougher for the City Council to get things done.
Rikers Island inmate with suspected scarlet fever dies after jail staff block medical help: records
A Rikers Island inmate with suspected scarlet fever died after jail staff repeatedly blocked medical workers from treating her, according to advocates and records. Charizma Jones, 23, died last week...