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  1. parenting
    Ms. Rachel Is Not Happy About New York’s Child-Care Budget CutsThe popular YouTube educator is wading into politics on behalf of city parents.
    By Emily Leibert
  2. encounter
    The Woman Who Ate Eric Adams for BreakfastActivist Olayemi Olurin channeled a whole city’s frustration to grill the mayor on morning radio.
    By Angelina Chapin
  3. the city politic
    On Patrol With the New York City Rat CzarKathleen Corradi has several million furry problems on her hands and a bureaucracy to navigate.
    By Mark Chiusano
  4. earthquake!
    Earthquake and Aftershock Shake New York City: Live UpdatesThe widely felt evening aftershock registered a preliminary 4.0 magnitude, according to the USGS.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  5. local
    New York’s Earthquake Response Was Very ShakyThe city’s first alert after the 4.8-magnitude quake was more than a half-hour late.
    By Nia Prater
  6. politics
    Mayor Eric Adams speaks during press briefing at City Hall.
    Eric Adams Sexual-Assault Allegations: What We KnowA former Transit Bureau worker claims the mayor exposed himself to her in 1993. Adams strongly denies any misconduct.
    By Nia Prater
  7. politics
    New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York, United States - 01 Jan 2022
    Top Aide to Eric Adams Reportedly Accused of Sexual HarassmentA retired NYPD sergeant alleges in a new lawsuit that Timothy Pearson blocked her from receiving a promotion after she turned down his advances.
    By Nia Prater
  8. the city politic
    The Eric Adams Smash-and-GrabIt’s a brazenly transactional era of government here in New York City. Frank Carone is its master practitioner.
    By David Freedlander
  9. power
    New York Mayor Eric Adams Holds Press Availability At City Hall
    Lawsuit Alleges Eric Adams Sexually Assaulted a ColleagueA former police aide claims the mayor asked her for oral sex in exchange for career help in 1993. Adams has repeatedly denied the allegations.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  10. politics
    Get Ready to See the National Guard on Your CommuteGovernor Kathy Hochul announced that 750 guardsmen will be placed in the MTA system as part of a five-point plan to address subway crime.
    By Nia Prater
  11. migrant crisis
    ‘They’re Gonna Hang Out in Whole Foods’A Monday night with the residents fighting a proposed shelter for migrants in Gowanus.
    By Clio Chang
  12. politics
    What We Know About the Latest Federal Raid on a Top Adams AideAgents raided homes owned by Winnie Greco, director of Asian affairs in the mayor’s administration.
    By Nia Prater
  13. the city politic
    U.S.-NEW YORK-COVID-19 CASES-14 MILLION
    Stopping This Hospital Closure Is Key Test of Black Political Power in New YorkSUNY Downstate has long been a lifeline to a medically underserved community in Brooklyn. The state wants to shutter it.
    By Errol Louis
  14. politics
    NYC Torments Kids With No Snow Day, Broken TechRemote learning didn’t go according to plan on Tuesday morning.
    By Nia Prater
  15. trash talk
    ‘Things That Work Throughout the Country Don’t Work in New York City’A sanitation expert on the city’s new garbage trucks.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  16. power
    This Guy Really Loves Trash, Huh?Eric Adams rolled up to Thursday’s press conference in a garbage truck.
    By Emily Leibert
  17. what we know
    A Brief Guide to the Growing Eric Adams Donor ScandalAccording to a new investigation, three donors say they were reimbursed for their contributions to Adams’s 2025 mayoral campaign.
    By Nia Prater
  18. the city politic
    Andrew Cuomo Wants the Kind of Redemption That Comes From Winning an ElectionHe sees the campaign trail as the only way to make the case that he was wrongly hounded from office.
    By Errol Louis
  19. politics
    City Council Deals Major Blow to Adams on Criminal JusticeIn a rare move, lawmakers overrode the mayor’s veto of laws banning solitary confinement in jails and requiring more transparency during police stops.
    By Nia Prater
  20. politics
    NYPD Pulled Over a Councilmember Amid Heated Debate About Police StopsHarlem councilmember Yusef Salaam said he was pulled over on Friday night and wasn’t given a reason for the stop, a claim the NYPD disputes.
    By Nia Prater
  21. politics
    Eric Adams Says TikTok Is an ‘Environmental Toxin’Social media is up there with rats in the Eric Adams nemeses rankings.
    By Nia Prater
  22. politics
    Eric Adams Vetoes Law-Enforcement Reforms in Standoff With City CouncilThe Council is prepared to override the veto, says Speaker Adrienne Adams.
    By Nia Prater
  23. the city politic
    Eric Adams’s Migrant-Bus Lawsuit Is Doomed — But Still SmartSometimes taking a stand to defend the city is more important than winning.
    By Errol Louis
  24. the city politic
    Scott Stringer Is Coming for Eric AdamsProgressive, experienced, but dogged by sexual-misconduct allegations, he is the mayor’s first challenger.
    By Ross Barkan
  25. politics
    Mike Bloomberg and a Crypto Billionaire Are Helping Defend Eric AdamsThey’re among the big names who donated the maximum amount to the mayor’s legal-defense fund.
    By Nia Prater
  26. just asking questions
    Can Eric Adams Stop Texas From Sending Migrants to New York?Immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the feasibility of the mayor’s long-shot legal strategy.
    By Nia Prater
  27. politics
    Evacuation of Migrants to Brooklyn High School Sparks BacklashThe criticism has been bipartisan.
    By Nia Prater
  28. politics
    Eric Adams Says Story Told by Eric Adams Is Not TrueA 2009 book written by the mayor claims he fired a gun in school as a child. Adams says that’s not true and that his co-author “misunderstood.”
    By Nia Prater
  29. politics
    The Eric Adams–Greg Abbott Feud Continues to EscalateEric Adams is now suing Texas bus companies — his latest tack to stem the flow of migrants Abbott is sending to New York.
    By Nia Prater
  30. politics
    Eric Adams, Jumaane Williams Argue Over Who’s the True New YorkerThe mayor and the public advocate took shots at each other’s living situation.
    By Nia Prater
  31. cityscape
    The Brooklyn Bridge, Now Empty of Street VendorsThe scene on the first day of the city’s ban.
    By Zach Schiffman
  32. trash
    2024 Is the Year of the Disappearing Trash CanThe DSNY prefers to remove cans rather than leave them to overflow.
    By Clio Chang
  33. year in review
    The Wackiest Political Stories of 2023From Lauren Boebert’s steamy Beetlejuice date to Ron DeSantis’s pudding fingers, U.S. politics had another bizarre trip around the sun.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  34. early and often
    Who Was 2023’s Biggest Loser in Politics?There were several politicians who had a terrible, no-good year. But nobody’s 2023 was as brutal as a certain soon-to-be ex-congressman’s.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the housing crisis
    It’s Going to Be a Long Winter at Floyd Bennett FieldFamilies who weathered this week’s storms are worried about what happens when it snows.
    By Luis Feliz Leon
  36. encounter
    The Relentless Damian WilliamsThe SDNY U.S. Attorney is one of the country’s gutsiest prosecutors — and a potential headache for Eric Adams.
    By Errol Louis
  37. politics
    Eric Adams Invokes 9/11 in Very Weird FashionAsked a simple interview question on Sunday, he immediately made things strange.
    By Nia Prater
  38. politics
    Eric Adams Now Incredibly Unpopular, Poll ShowsOnly 28 percent of New Yorkers approve of the job that Adams is doing, which is a record low for a New York City mayor.
    By Nia Prater
  39. the city politic
    Adams Cuts the Budget and Puts Himself on the Chopping BlockSlashing services might be a bigger problem than a criminal investigation, and potential challengers are getting more interested in 2025.
    By Ben Max
  40. getting around
    Huge Hunks of Concrete Are Key to the Mayor’s Plan for Safer IntersectionsNot all approaches to “daylighting” are created equal.
    By Clio Chang
  41. politics
    Eric Adams’s Troubles Extend to the PollsA new Marist poll found that 72 percent of New Yorkers polled believe Adams did something illegal or unethical in his dealings with Turkey.
    By Nia Prater
  42. the city politic
    Would Andrew Cuomo Really Run for Mayor?He’s definitely been musing about replacing Eric Adams, but there’s another job he wants more.
    By David Freedlander
  43. the city politic
    Eric Adams Is Battling for His Political LifeBut if history is any guide, don’t count him out yet.
    By Errol Louis
  44. what we know
    Eric Adams Has a Lot of Ties to TurkeyHe reportedly helped clear red tape for the Turkish consulate’s new high-rise in 2021. It’s just one of mayor’s various links to the country.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  45. our mayor
    ‘Pretty Normal Mode of Operation’The real-estate world can’t see the problem with Eric Adams’s fire-code meddling.
    By Kim Velsey
  46. what we know
    What We Know About the Criminal Investigation Into Eric Adams’s CampaignFederal investigators are digging into the campaign’s possible links to Turkish money, but so far no one has been accused of wrongdoing.
    By Chas Danner
  47. the city politic
    How a New York City Councilwoman Lost Her Job for Doing the Right ThingThe surprise election defeat of the Bronx’s Marjorie Velázquez is a bad sign for affordable housing.
    By Errol Louis
  48. politics
    Eric Adams Got Stopped by the FBIFederal agents stopped him and seized at least two cell phones and an iPad as part of the growing inquiry into Turkish money and his campaign.
    By Nia Prater
  49. our mayor
    The FBI’s Eric Adams Probe Focuses on Brooklyn Construction FirmKSK has ties to Turkey and is mostly been known for its unremarkable luxury buildings.
    By Kim Velsey
  50. the city politic
    Of Course This Is Happening to Eric AdamsDogged by investigations for his entire political life, the mayor encounters the biggest one yet.
    By David Freedlander
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