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The Trump Organization is aggressively lobbying the office of Mayor Eric Adams to win its bid to run Central Park’s Wollman Rink, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to THE CITY — squeezing Adams to award a contract even as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department moves to dismiss the mayor’s corruption case. The city […]

Attorneys for the detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil released video footage of his arrest by ICE officers inside his university housing, as recorded by his wife who is eight months pregnant. Khalil’s wife, Noor Abdalla can be heard narrating the encounter, as she films Khalil being placed in handcuffs in the hallway of their

Protesters rallied outside of Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Brooklyn residence early Friday morning fueled by growing outrage with the Democrats’ tepid opposition to President Donald Trump’s agenda of slashing federal jobs and critical services as the government faces the possibility of a shutdown at midnight. Organizers planned the demonstration quickly over a text thread on Thursday

This article is adapted from our March 13 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, While a lot of focus has been on the mayor’s race this year, there’s another citywide race going on for an office with major responsibilities. That would be our comptroller,

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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters overtook Trump Tower Thursday morning, staging a sit-in in the central atrium for over an hour in a a colorful and chaotic scene in the iconic location where Donald Trump famously descended a golden elevator to announce he was running for president in 2015. With Trump now beginning his second term,

Offshore wind in New York once looked breezy but is now facing headwinds. Wind turbines soon to begin construction miles off the coast have the potential to deliver significant amounts of clean, electric power to the state, staving off blackouts in the future as the need for electricity increases and greening New York City’s grid,

When Mayor Eric Adams named former NYPD detective Jeffrey Garcia the city’s second nightlife mayor in late 2023, he described Garcia’s mission as resolving issues at clubs and bars amicably, without the need for court action or police raids.  But records show Garcia’s own businesses were embroiled in financial disputes that date back to before

Immigration has continued to be a central issue in local politics this year, particularly with New York City’s sanctuary city status under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration.  Mayor Eric Adams has pledged to collaborate with Washington’s orders, allegedly in exchange for dropping criminal charges against him. And while many New Yorkers will have

Three construction firms subcontracted by city agencies and Con Edison failed to pay workers their full required wages so have agreed to pay six figures in back pay and penalties, under settlements announced by Comptroller Brad Lander Thursday.  The city comptroller also penalized a Brooklyn apartment developer and ordered the firm to provide $90,000 in