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WHAT IS TO BE DONE? Experts Discuss Subway Crime, Death, Homelessness
"There will be a humanitarian crisis until we pay to solve it," said one activist.
January 26, 2022
Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say
“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.
January 21, 2022
Wait, What? Does Mayor Adams Really Think Our Transit System is the Best in the World?
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
January 19, 2022
So is Eric Adams’s ‘Asst. Parking Director’ Brother Qualified to Head Mayoral Security?
From parking cars to protecting the second-most-important public official in the United States?
January 12, 2022
Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project
New mayor, same old problem.
January 10, 2022
Mayor Adams Promises that Police on the Subway Will Ask, ‘How Was Your Day?’
"When is the last time you saw an officer walk through the train [and ask], 'How are you?' 'How was your day?'" the mayor said.
January 6, 2022
A Round and a Roundy: Eric Adams Contains Multitudes of Personalities
Like everyone else, our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has struggled to find a way to understand our peripatetic new mayor. He has a few ideas.
January 6, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: New York Swagger Edition
Our headlines post yesterday was so prescient. What about today's? Click here.
January 4, 2022
Op-Ed: Mayor Adams’s Blind Spot on Placard Abuse is Alarming, Given His ‘Covid and Crime’ Focus
Here's what happened when a street safety advocate texted Mayor Adams about placard abuse in Downtown Brooklyn.
January 3, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: New York Tough Edition
Wow, what a busy weekend Mayor Adams had! If you thought you could take the holiday weekend off with this guy, you were wrong. Plus all the other news (what other news? Adams filled the whole paper!)
January 3, 2022