Jessica Tisch is the newly appointed NYPD Commissioner, the fourth top cop since Adams came to power in 2022. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayor’s Photography Office) Jessica Tisch Tapped as New NYPD Commissioner by Adams Weeks of speculation ended on Nov. 20 when Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch was named by Mayor Eric Adams to be the... News 20 Nov 2024 | 04:56
NYC Mayor Eric Adams at a press conferene on a Nov. 18 following stabbing attack that began in Chelsea shortly around 8:20 a.m. and then the suspect attacked two people on the East Side. Two men had already died while a 36-yearold woman was clinging to life. She also subsequently died. The suspect was captured and charged with three counts of first degree murder. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office ) Third Person Dies from Deranged Man’s Knife Attacks, Suspect Charged with Murder A third person has died from a deranged man’s knife attacks in three separate incidents across Manhattan on Nov. 18 and prosecutors... News 20 Nov 2024 | 11:09
Twisted metal and wood outside an office building on West 29th between Eighth and Seventh Ave. on November 18 where a box truck tore down a scaffolding shed and injured three people, one seriously. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Truck Collides with Scaffolding in Chelsea, 3 People Injured Three people were injured, one critically, when a box truck collided with scaffolding on W. 29th St., sending it crashing... News 18 Nov 2024 | 12:51
Mayor Eric Adams said the Democratic party’s failure to identify immigration as a major concern for voters cost the party in the Nov. 5 election. He said he was “not surprised” by the outcome. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams: Dems Misread Mood on Immigration and “Not Surprised” by Republican Gains When asked about Republican gains in the city at a recent press conference, Mayor Eric Adams said, “It doesn’t surprise me”... News 16 Nov 2024 | 08:53
Governor Kathy Hochul (left) chats with local lawmakers including Assembly members Tony Simone (rear) and Linda Rosenthal and NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal after the Nov. 14 announcement that she is “unpausing” congestion pricing toll. All three lawmakers are supportive of the toll that Houchul plans to start on Jan. 5. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Hochul “Unpauses” Congestion Pricing; Seeks to Start Jan. 5 with $9 Toll It is a race against time as Governor Kathy Hochul unpaused congestion pricing tolls below 60th St in Manhattan, setting... News 16 Nov 2024 | 05:52
The new home of Alex Borders is in the all female women’s prison on Rikers Island after he was unable to post bail. He is charged with bouncing checks for advertisements in glitzy magazines and scamming consumers out of jewelry. ( Photo: nyc.archives) Strange Case of Jewel Thief Who Scammed Conde Nast and Consumers out of $300G One of the city’s glitziest magazine publishers has been ensnared by a scamster who bounced checks for full page ads in Conde... News 14 Nov 2024 | 10:40
Mayor Eric Adams (left) with his deputy mayor, communications Fabien Levy at the weekly press briefing at city hall on Nov. 12. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams on Board with Hochul’s Renewed Congestion Pricing Push Mayor Eric Adams said he supports the move by Governor Kathy Hochul to “unpause” congestion pricing but is leaning toward... News 12 Nov 2024 | 06:52
Two weeks after selling its HQ to a luxury residential developer and announcing a move to smaller rental space, Cardinal Timothy Dolan unveiled the first of several rounds of layoffs at the New York Archdiocese. ( Photo: Tom Hannigan/Wikimedia Commons) Exclusive: Cardinal Says More Cuts to Follow as Archdiocese Sacks 4% of HQ Staff The red hat is handing out pink slips. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the head of the New York Archdiocese, said that after selling... News 10 Nov 2024 | 09:02
A glum faced Eric Adams, surrounded by equally glum faced aids such as the new first deputy commissioner Marie Torres-Springer (forefront to right of Adams in photo), at a press conference Nov. 6 to discuss the impact of the 2024 Presidential election on New York City. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) Adams Hammered With Questions on How to Protect Immigrants in Age of Trump A glum Mayor Eric Adams, for the first time in two months trotted out a full contingent of aids as he addressed the press... News 06 Nov 2024 | 08:39
City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse sponsored the legislation which legalized jaywalking in NYC, essestially repealing the 66 year old section of the NYC administrative code that made it a violation. She said over 90 percent of the summonses issued by police for jaywalking in 2023 where handed out to people of color. ( Photo: web site of council member Mercedes Narcisse) Jaywalking No Longer a Crime in NYC A bill that legalizes jaywalking will allow people to cross against a traffic light and cross in mid-block outside of a crosswalk.... News 31 Oct 2024 | 02:21
The MTA is offering extra subway, bus and Metro North service to Yankee Stadium during the World Series, in sharp contrast to the service offered Mets fans who faced mass transit chaos on the #7 line which cancelled most of the express service due to ongoing long term construction. ( Photo: Keith J. Kellu) MTA Adds More Subway and Metro North Trains to Yankee Stadium During Series Heading to Yankee Stadium for a World Series game just got a whole lot easier. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority... News 25 Oct 2024 | 11:38
Mayor Eric Adams, back in the blue room at City Hall at his weekly press briefing, but was not flanked by his usual assortment of deputy mayors as he was before his indictment on Sept. 26. He said he has discussed a school cell phone with his new education chancellor, but nothing is imminent. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) No School Cell Phone Ban in Near Future as Adams Takes Go Slow Approach Mayor Eric Adams won’t be pushing to the city’s new education Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos to move quickly on any cell... News 22 Oct 2024 | 06:52
The Terence Cardinal Cooke Center, at 1011 First Avenue in Manhattan, has been the headquarters of the Archdiocese of New York since 1973. ( Photo: Transpoman/Wikimedia Commons) Catholic Archdiocese Agrees to Sell 1st Ave HQ for over $100M; Needs Fund to Pay for Sex Abuse Crisis The Roman Catholic Archdioces of New York confirmed to Our Town that it has reached an agreement to sell its 20-story headquarters... News 22 Oct 2024 | 03:57
Chauncey Parker said he was “excited and grateful” that he was promoted to deputy mayor for public safety. After brief remarks he and his newly promoted assistant, Mona Suaazo, (left) exited the press conference without fielding questions. ( `1Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Frenzy Fading? Adams Taps New Public Safety Dep. Mayor; Health Commish Exits on 10/18 For the third week in a row, Mayor Eric Adams was flying solo at his weekly press available, save for a few moments when... News 18 Oct 2024 | 12:55
The then-first deputy mayor Sheena Wright at her last press conference on the dais with Mayor Eric Adams back on Sept. 17. After weeks of rumors, Wright offiically resigned on Oct. 8. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Turmoil Continues at City Hall as Adams Taps New First Dep and Another Aid is Arrested It was another day of turmoil as Mayor Eric Adams again faced the press in the City Hall rotunda without his usual entourage... News 09 Oct 2024 | 03:58
