Mayor Eric Adams’ top advisor retires Mayor Eric Adams’ top advisor retires 00:52 NEW YORK — Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who has been New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ top advisor for years, announced her retirement on Sunday, effective immediately. The announcement came as Manhattan prosecutors investigating corruption allegations against her have reportedly presented evidence to a … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has chosen two foreign firms to run the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, raising concerns in some national-security circles because the president’s Marine One chopper uses it. The city Economic Development Corporation selected Downtown Skyport LLC — a partnership between Skyports Infrastructure, a UK-based firm and the operator of the London Heliport, and … Read more
New York, 2016. Donald Trump was visiting Trump Tower just after winning a shocking victory in a presidential campaign in which he had demonized immigrants and threatened to deport millions of them. The mayor, Bill de Blasio, went to meet with the president-elect to deliver a stern message. “This city…will do all we can to … Read more
A few weeks ago, Kathryn Wylde, the normally consensus-driven president of the Partnership for New York City, did something totally out of character — and downright reckless, according to some business leaders. Namely, Wylde, whose group is supposed to advocate for the city’s biggest banks and real estate firms, appeared to endorse Letitia James for mayor … Read more
Photo: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto (Getty Images) A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to New York on Wednesday morning after the captain collapsed and died onboard. The carrier’s Airbus A350 was scheduled to fly from Seattle to Istanbul over and 11-hour flight, however the crew declared an emergency over the Canadian Arctic four hours into the flight and began … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief, as indicted Mayor Eric Adams faces mounting pressure to bring stability to a city government that has been roiled by searches, subpoenas and resignations. NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment Schools Chancellor David Banks, … Read more
The investigations and resignations swirling around New York City mayor Eric Adams have multiplied nearly nonstop for the past year. For that whole time, the disclaimer has been consistent whenever I asked his possible political challengers and their advisers about plans for challenging the mayor in a 2025 campaign: Only if Adams himself is indicted. … Read more
Eric Adams sought illegal contributions for campaign, indictment alleges – CBS News Watch CBS News An indictment alleges New York City Mayor Eric Adams sought and accepted benefits from foreign nationals. CBS News’ Anna Schecter breaks down the charges in the indictment and legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe looks at the legal implications. Be the first … Read more
Just over a week after taking charge of the nation’s largest police department, interim New York City Police Commissioner Tom Donlon confirmed Saturday that federal agents served search warrants on multiple homes belonging to him. In a statement obtained by CBS News, Donlon said that “federal authorities” on Friday “executed search warrants at my … Read more
The New York Democratic strategist wasn’t being funny or facetious. “I’ve been offline for a couple of hours,” he said. “Is anyone else being investigated or arrested?” Indeed, the wave of bad news crashing down on New York mayor Eric Adams for the past two weeks seemed to grow in size and dimension almost daily, … Read more
