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The Latest Breaking News from Eric Adams

NEW YORK — New Yorkers have soured slightly on Mayor Eric Adams’ job performance over the past month amid continuing migrant and housing crises in the city, according to a new poll.

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Man falsely accused by Donald Trump in Central Park Five case runs for local government

Yusef Salaam was one of five defendants found guilty in the 1989 Central Park rape case that had the likes of Donald Trump calling for the death penalty. Years after being exonerated for the heinous crime, Salaam will likely become the next councilman for a New York City neighborhood

Daily Mirror

Canadian wildfires: When will toxic wildfire smoke lower air quality in New York City

New York Major Eric Adams has issued a warning Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the city this month is to return and will lead to "very unhealthy air" on Wednesday and Thursday

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Mayor Adams requires all NYC public schools to offer mindful breathing exercises

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, who has been outspoken about the power of mindfulness, announced Tuesday he will roll out mandatory “mindful breathing” be offered to all students at NYC public schools.

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Diwali becomes NYC public school holiday

NEW YORK — Diwali is the newest day off from the NYC public schools, but education officials will have to make adjustments to accommodate another holiday in an already packed school calendar.

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NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there's a catch this year

New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities

The Independent UK

New York City kicks off annual Pride March with new trans youth protection law

America’s largest Pride celebration follows growing threats and a wave of legislation targeting LGBT+ communities. The state’s governor has promised them a ‘safe haven’’. Ariana Baio reports from Manhattan

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NYC gets $25M for e-bike charging stations, seeking to prevent deadly battery fires

New York City is receiving $25 million in emergency funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish scores of new e-bike charging stations across the city

The Independent UK

AOC, Nadler among Congress members urging Mayor Adams to back off ‘short-sighted’ NYC budget cuts as deadline looms

Some of New York City’s most influential members of Congress are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to back off a string of “short-sighted” spending cuts he’s seeking as part of the next municipal budget, which is due in less than two weeks.

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NYC Mayor Adams unveils plans for asylum application center to assist migrants

New York City is planning to open an asylum application center in the coming weeks to help migrants formally apply for asylum — a necessary step in securing permits to work legally in the U.S.

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Beds for 15,000 people sit empty in NYC’s public, supportive housing systems amid migrant crisis: data

NEW YORK — There are enough vacant apartments in the city’s public and supportive housing systems to accommodate 15,000 people, according to data shared with the New York Daily News by Brooklyn Councilman Lincoln Restler, who’s questioning why Mayor Eric Adams’ administration isn’t doing more to fill those units amid…

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NYC Council urges Mayor Adams to increase funding for legal aid providers

A majority of the City Council has signed a letter calling on Mayor Eric Adams to add at least $195 million for legal service providers to next year’s budget, warning that the city-supported lawyers face a “funding crisis.”

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Reason for NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resignation remains a mystery, though it’s clearly a hit for Mayor Adams, experts say

NEW YORK — Even before she finished her first year as New York City’s top cop, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell suggested she was frustrated by those who second-guessed her and told her things they would never tell a man.

Tribune News Service

NYC mayor Eric Adams signs bill protecting gender-affirming care

‘This executive order reaffirms the fact that hate has no place in our city’

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Adams announces new deals with 11 NYC labor unions, including FDNY, Sanitation and NYPD brass

New York City has reached tentative labor agreements with 11 unions representing uniformed city workers — a package of deals that includes annual salary increases of between 3.25% to 4% over the next several years.

The Guardian - US

US east coast cities warned to draft air quality plans similar to those in the west

Current standards do not take into account particulates given off by blazes such as seen lately in Canada that affected the east coast

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Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of NYC subway rider Jordan Neely

A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted by a grand jury, a step that will allow the criminal case to continue.

Evening Standard

Ex-Marine charged over chokehold killing of homeless man on New York subway indicted

Jordan Neely was shouting at passengers and begging for money when Daniel Penny pinned him to the floor

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Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of New York City subway rider Jordan Neely

Daniel Penny, a former Marine, allegedly held Jordan Neely, a former Michael Jackson impersonator who has battled mental illness, in a chokehold on a subway train. Penny says he was protecting himself and others.

Al Jazeera

Grand jury indicts ex-marine in chokehold death on US subway

Daniel Penny has said he did not mean to kill performer Jordan Neely, whose death sparked protests in New York City.

Axios

Former Marine Daniel Penny indicted in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely

He's been charged with second-degree manslaughter over the train incident.

The Guardian - US

Former marine indicted over chokehold death of Jordan Neely

New York grand jury indicts Daniel Penny, sources say, over death of Neely, a well-known subway performer, in May

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Daniel Penny indicted in Jordan Neely chokehold death, sources say

NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Daniel Penny for the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely aboard an F train, law enforcement sources told the Daily News on Wednesday.

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Federal judge to reconsider takeover of New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail

A federal judge will once again consider a court takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system

The Independent UK

First woman boss of NYPD steps down after 18 months

‘I will always be a champion for the people of New York City’

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