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Outdoor Dining Shrinks Back To Wealthier Neighborhoods as Mayor, Council Point Fingers
Mayor Adams and Speaker Adams blame each other, as New Yorkers suffer the consequences.
March 31, 2025
It’s Official: Mayoral Candidate Adrienne Adams Decimated Outdoor Dining
The city has authorized just 600 restaurants and bars to set up curbside when roadway outdoor dining resumes April 1.
March 18, 2025
Not Another Mayor Adams? Adrienne Adams Has Little To Show On Street Safety
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams's transportation is marked mostly by indifference — and some occasional meddling.
March 9, 2025
HOUSING CRISIS: Council Pushes Mayor to Create ‘City Of Yes … And’
The speaker of the City Council is demanding that Mayor Adams's signature housing initiative create more affordable units — but it's unclear if she backs the key proposal that undergirds the plan: ending mandatory parking.
November 4, 2024
Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes Council
Walk this way, the Council says. But will the mayor sign it?
September 26, 2024
Speaker Adams: Council May Not Use its ‘Sammy’s Law’ Power to Lower Speed Limits
The Council may not lower the speed limit, even though it fought so hard to get that very right from the state legislature.
July 19, 2024
Roadway Dining May See Dramatic Decline Under Eric Adams As Deadline Looms
Only a few hundred restaurants are in the pipeline for roadside seating, down from thousands.
July 12, 2024
Adams Backs Lower Speed Limits, Calls Crashes ‘Accidents’
The mayor wants New York City drivers to "slow down," but it's not clear yet how many streets will get lower speed limits.
May 8, 2024
Speaker Adams Wants Streets Plan ‘Tracker’ to Make Sure Mayor Adams Follows the Law
"Laws and policies are only as good as their implementation. A prime example is the Streets Plan," the Speaker said during her "State of the City" address.
March 14, 2024
Council Speaker Wants Fair Fares to Reach More Working New Yorkers
Someone making minimum wage should be able to get the 50-percent transit discount, advocates say.
March 14, 2024
