The Latest Breaking News from Eric Adams

Editorial: Black mayors lead America’s 4 largest cities, but their skin color is largely beside the point

It is historically significant that America’s four largest cities have Black mayors. Eric Adams of New York, Karen Bass of Los Angeles, Lori Lightfoot of Chicago and Sylvester Turner of Houston run municipalities where 18 million of us live. They are chief executives in charge of some of the most…

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023

About 100 Brooklynites mourn U-Haul rampage victims, rally for man who’s still unconscious after vicious attack

NEW YORK — Nearly 100 people gathered in Brooklyn on Monday to mourn a man who was killed and rally for another who was critically injured when a U-Haul driver mowed them down during a terrifying rampage last week.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 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

Mayor Adams appears in court to demand dismissal of rat infestation tickets

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams appeared in a virtual courtroom Thursday to demand tickets he received for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn home be dismissed.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

For New York City mayor, his war on rats becomes personal

Every New York City mayor has battled rats

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Commentary: Welcome to Sanctuary City! Feds, pay up

Sanctuary cities are easy to declare but harder to pay for. Take New York City. It has long attracted immigrants, both legal and illegal. But the latest wave to hit—and, perhaps, overwhelm—the Big Apple comes thanks to President Joe Biden’s dismantling of border controls and disregard of immigration law.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023

NYC nurses follow up private hospital strikes by demanding pay parity from city-owned Health + Hospitals network

Weeks after going on strike at two private hospitals in New York City, a nurses’ union is calling on the city’s public hospitals to commit to paying its members salaries comparable to what they now make in the private sector.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

Editorial: ‘No jab, no job’ did the job: The COVID vaccine mandate was the smart policy, so keep it handy

When he was New York mayor in 2021, Bill de Blasio was right to impose a COVID vaccine mandate for anyone employed by the New York City municipal government. And during his time as mayor, Eric Adams was right to keep the requirement in place for the past year and…

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023

New York City is lifting its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees

New York City began mandating COVID-19 vaccines for municipal employees in July 2021. The mayor said more than 96% of city employees are vaccinated.

WEKU · Feb 8, 2023

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says there’s ‘no coordinated effort’ to ship migrants to Canada

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams addressed concerns Tuesday that the city is pawning off its migrant crisis on Canada, saying that the city has no “recruitment campaign” in place to redirect people north of the border.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023