New York’s deputy mayor leads the charge against the city’s rat population The ‘Rat Tsar’ that the city posted a job listing for will report to Meera Joshi, who shares Eric Adams’ hatred of the vermin The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2022
NYC’s mayor seeks help, braces for additional asylum-seekers New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city is in urgent need of federal help to cope with an expected surge in asylum-seekers. Tribune News Service · Dec 18, 2022
For now, judge won't stop NYC mayor's homeless removal plans A judge will not immediately halt New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plans to force mentally ill people from the streets and into treatment The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Adams to forcibly hospitalize homeless Adams has no answer for homelessness — he should ask frontline workers Salon · Dec 13, 2022
New cruise ship deal will bring 200,000 tourists, $100 million a year to NYC, mayor says NEW YORK — A European cruise line’s expansion plans will bring an annual $102 million in new revenue to New York City — as well as more than 200,000 additional tourists per year, Mayor Eric Adams predicts. Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022
With NYC plan for mentally ill, hospitals face complex task New York City’s latest plan to keep mentally ill people from languishing in public is billed as a common-sense strategy to get them help The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
How N.Y. Times helped GOP win the House The Gray Lady told America that rising crime and worsening inflation were driven by Democrats. None of it was true Salon · Dec 10, 2022
Will Eric Adams' 'Get Stuff Built' Plan Actually Get Stuff Built? The mayor is proposing a long list of helpful, but marginal, reforms that would speed up the city's approval processes for new housing. Reason · Dec 9, 2022
NYC mayor's $300 fine for rat infestation is dismissed New York City’s mayor has beaten the rat rap The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
NYC Mayor Adams backs renewed push for reparations bill in Albany NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams expressed support Thursday for an effort in Albany to lay the groundwork for Black New Yorkers to receive reparations for slavery — saying specific attention should be paid to still-existing companies that benefited from slave labor. Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022
NYC Mayor Adams’ rat infestation ticket is dismissed NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is no longer on the hook for a $330 unpaid summons for a rodent infestation at his Brooklyn home, a review of city records shows. Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022
Elon Musk Isn't the Only One Fighting Regulators for Turning Offices Into Bedrooms The rise of remote work has piqued developers' interest in converting empty downtown offices to apartments. Zoning codes and building regulations often make that impossible. Reason · Dec 8, 2022
NYC’s rat-fighting Mayor Eric Adams is fined over infestation at his own Brooklyn property New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
NYC's rat-fighting mayor fined over infestation at own house New York City Mayor Eric Adams is such an enemy of rats that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a contraption for drowning them in poison The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 6, 2022 Adams defends plan to force mentally ill into treatment, vows private hospitals are on board Mayor Eric Adams defended broadening the city’s ability to involuntarily commit acutely mentally ill homeless New Yorkers after days of criticism, claiming his policy change had sparked “creative energy” and new ideas in approaching mental health.
Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022 Editorial: For NYC to treat seriously mentally ill people, Congress must step up Even as advocates claim that New York will be abrogating the rights of mentally ill people, we strongly support Mayor Eric Adams’ push to more proactively assess unstable individuals who are living on the streets — and provide needed treatment to those who are indeed in the throes of crippling…
The Guardian - US · Dec 5, 2022 Will the ‘cool, calm, collected’ Hakeem Jeffries change when in power? Some believe Black lawmakers adapt to leadership by becoming more moderate – others disagree
Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022 NYC Mayor Adams’ mental health hospitalization plan greeted with skepticism from cops, EMS on the front lines NEW YORK — The skepticism was swift and citywide, from police precincts to emergency rooms and EMS ambulances, when New York City Mayor Eric Adams rolled out his new plan to force the mentally-ill into medical treatment.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 3, 2022 Anita Chabria: New York will treat more mentally ill people against their will. Should California follow? At 13, Maddie Delaney was first chair viola in the orchestra at her San Leandro middle school, keeping rhythm for the violins as her mother, Jennifer Williams, puts it — until she began to have delusions.
Fortune · Dec 2, 2022 NYC's mayor is declaring war on rats—but it's part of a bigger obsession with New York’s economic status and it could have a lot to do with remote work Eric Adams's search for a "highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty" rat czar may also help him return more employees to offices.
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022 Now hiring: New York City ‘rat czar’. Requirements: ‘Killer instinct’ and ‘bloodthirsty’ attitude Mayor Eric Adams has been waging a war against the brown rat for years. He wants a ‘director of rodent mitigation’ to lead the fight
The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022 Rat Attack: NYC seeks hands-on leader in anti-rodent fight Hate rats
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022 Athens hosts mayors from around world for summit on tackling antisemitism Officials from 53 cities convene in Greece to seek ‘creative solutions’ to counter rise in anti-Jewish hate
Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022 Editorial: Sanity in sight: Mayor Adams enlists Albany to improve mental health services for those with serious psychological problems It’s not our collective imagination: Large numbers of deeply unstable New Yorkers are inhabiting the streets and subways. A small fraction of those beset with psychosis — Simon Martial, Peter Zisopoulos, Alexander Wright and Frank James come to mind — present a danger to others.
WEKU · Nov 30, 2022 NYC Mayor Adams faces backlash for move to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people Mayor Eric Adams announced this week that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."