NEW Wave of guilty pleas has begun in February's record-breaking Main Justice/NYC DOI takedown of NYCHA workers in a long-running bribery scheme over no-bid 'micro' contracts for much-needed repairs
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City officials declined to clarify how many early childhood seats the nation’s largest school system stands to lose as Mayor Eric Adams pares back its popular preschool program. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

New: A cadre of local Muslim groups & Council members sent a letter to Mayor Adams today condemning his “disheartening” termination of Hassan Naveed, City Hall’s ex-hate crimes prevention director who has said his ouster was the result of discrimination. nydailynews.com/2024/05/15/mus…

Meantime, Murad Awawdeh, head of the New York Immigration Coalition, says the mayor's 'excellent swimmers' comment from yesterday was 'demeaning and dehumanizing.'

.Mayor Eric Adams⁩ says he knows asylum seekers can swim because he asks when he visits shelters, and hopes they can get work approval and training to fill needed employment gaps here in the city

Inbox: Mayor Adams will host an 'inaugural urban rat summit' in NYC on Sept. 18 and 19.

The summit will 'bring together a wide range of experts' to 'share best practices on rodent mitigation and advance the science of urban rat management,' per a press release from his office.

.Mayor Eric Adams gets The Daily Show-ography treatment tonight with the “Philosopher King of New York,” a seven-minute video featuring his memorable quotes (including that one to Dan Mannarino). H/t Jeff Coltin youtu.be/LQkgbz5XgV0?si…

Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday suggested migrants should be hired to fill the city’s lifeguard shortage — because “they’re excellent swimmers.”
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Let's disabuse all of any confusion- a referendum is absolutely necessary. The Council would need to pass by end of June to qualify for ballot this year.

New: Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is pushing for a new law that would require the mayor to secure the Council’s consent before being able to hire for a number of commissioner-level posts that currently don't require such approval.

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New: Mayor Adams’ admin is planning to restructure the Police Academy to consolidate training for several agencies outside the NYPD’s purview, including the sanitation & parks departments, per sources.

The effort's being driven by Deputy Mayor Phil Banks. nydailynews.com/2024/05/14/ada…