City Agencies

New York City Campaign Finance Board director Paul Ryan testifies about matching funds at City Hall during a Council hearing.

Campaign Board Head Hints Eric Adams Could Be Denied Reelection Matching Funds

Dec. 4, 2024, 4:15 p.m.Dec. 4, 2024, 10:22 p.m.

Executive director says Campaign Finance Board will make "judgment calls” that could take into a recent federal indictment for allegedly obtaining $10 million illegally in 2021.

A garage on West 61st Street just outside of the proposed congestion pricing zone, Sept. 7, 2022.

Housing

How Parking Will Drive the Coming Adams-Council Housing Development Deal

Nov. 19, 2024, 8:37 p.m.Dec. 3, 2024, 2:50 p.m.

Eliminating mandates to create spots for cars is key to creating more apartments in the mayor’s sweeping City of Yes proposal heading to a crucial vote Thursday — but a compromise that could halve new housing is in the works.

State Sen. Jesse Hamilton s a City Hall press conference about the Trans Pacific Partnership.

Adams World: Investigated

City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton and His Real Estate Deals

Nov. 19, 2024, 3:38 p.m.Nov. 19, 2024, 4:04 p.m.

Department of Investigation is scrutinizing a pending lease in an office tower owned by a billionaire backer of the mayor, among other transactions.

FDNY responded to a brush fire in Inwood Hill Park.

Department of Environmental Protection

NYC Escalates to Drought Warning as Upstate Reservoirs Fall to 60% Capacity

Nov. 18, 2024, 6:05 p.m.Nov. 21, 2024, 4:18 p.m.

Mayor Adams ordered city agencies to conserve water and urged residents to take shorter showers, report leaky fire hydrants and take other water-saving steps.

Department of istrative Services Commissioner Louis Molina testifies during a City Council hearing.

Real Estate

Commissioner’s Testimony Muddies True Cost of Controversial City Lease Switch

Nov. 13, 2024, 8:39 p.m.Nov. 13, 2024, 10:10 p.m.

istrative Services chief Louis Molina claimed taxpayers will save millions by renting from a donor to Mayor Eric Adams — but misstated who would actually pay.

Environment

New York City Is Under a Drought Watch. Shorter Showers Could Just Be The Start

Nov. 4, 2024, 2:07 p.m.Nov. 4, 2024, 2:07 p.m.

Water-conservation measures are voluntary — for now. Here’s what you need to know about what’s happening, and what could be coming next.

Chelsea residents take advantage of early voting at a polling site on West 27th Street.

Elections

More Than 1 Million New Yorkers Cast Early Ballots, Just Shy of 2020 Record

Nov. 4, 2024, 12:33 p.m.Nov. 5, 2024, 12:18 p.m.

This year, the city opened 155 early voting sites, where New Yorkers encountered smooth sailing and short lines.

Post Office

There’s a Postcard Stamp Shortage in NYC — and Kamala Harris Is the Reason Why

Oct. 31, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 31, 2024, 2:31 p.m.

The stamps have repeatedly sold out at post offices across the city as Democrats in the deep blue metropolis try to persuade swing state voters.

A row of commercial and tenement buildings sat along West 36th Street in the Garment District.

Manhattan

Bigger Apartment Buildings on Deck for Midtown South Under Adams-Council Proposal

Oct. 30, 2024, 3:28 p.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 3:28 p.m.

Taking advantage of new flexibility granted by the state, city planners and local reps unveil zoning plans that will allow new housing construction and conversions at a scale that’s been prohibited for years.

Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief OKed Leases Brokered by Japan Travel Pal, City Officials Confirm

Oct. 29, 2024, 10:37 a.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 9:22 a.m.

Jesse Hamilton personally approved multimillion-dollar deals with Cushman and Wakefield broker Diana Boutross — and shilled for a Bronx warehouse owner, a City Council hearing revealed.

City Agencies

Campaign Board Head Hints Eric Adams Could Be Denied Reelection Matching Funds

How Parking Will Drive the Coming Adams-Council Housing Development Deal

City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton and His Real Estate Deals

NYC Escalates to Drought Warning as Upstate Reservoirs Fall to 60% Capacity

Commissioner’s Testimony Muddies True Cost of Controversial City Lease Switch

New York City Is Under a Drought Watch. Shorter Showers Could Just Be The Start

More Than 1 Million New Yorkers Cast Early Ballots, Just Shy of 2020 Record

There’s a Postcard Stamp Shortage in NYC — and Kamala Harris Is the Reason Why

Bigger Apartment Buildings on Deck for Midtown South Under Adams-Council Proposal

Adams Real Estate Chief OKed Leases Brokered by Japan Travel Pal, City Officials Confirm

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