MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025
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Dear New Yorkers,
A trove of documents from Mayor Eric Adams’ now-defunct criminal case released late Friday reveals the extraordinary steps the mayor and his aides took to keep their communications secret.
Seeking search warrants, the FBI told judges they needed to gain immediate access to the phones and other electronic devices once they were seized in order to prevent data from being deleted remotely.
According to the FBI’s filings, Adams used at least seven cell phones during the course of the investigation — and often used the encrypted app Signal, which can be set to automatically delete messages.
In the filings, you can see step-by-step how prosecutors and investigators conducted their probe of Adams, which began in August 2021 — notably, before he won the mayoral election.
The evidence described in the unsealed records would have played a central role in the trial that was cancelled after the Trump istration walked away from the case.
Read more here about Adams’ scramble to evade FBI scrutiny.
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Weather ☀️
Mid-70s and sunny. Get outside while you can — the rain starts up again tomorrow.
MTA 🚇
The Flushing-bound 7 train runs local in Queens from 74 Street-Broadway to Mets-Willets Point from 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., today through Wednesday, for the Mets! Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, May 12.
By the way…
Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk, a free, self-guided art exhibit in Brooklyn, is running through next Sunday, May 18.
Our Other Top Stories
- If you ❤️ NY, prepare to pay the price: souvenir sellers are facing tough choices between raising prices or losing profits as the made-in-China trinkets they peddle get hit by Trump’s tariffs.
- A decade ago, United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew helped concoct the idea of switching retirees to Medicare Advantage in return for raises for city workers — an idea broadly loathed by retirees themselves. Now, as union workers show their willingness to jettison veteran leaders, that move is coming back to bite him.
- One of the biggest moves in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s state budget is to bail out the unemployment insurance program, which owed the federal government $6 million in money borrowed during the pandemic. Instead of further taxing employers, Hochul tapped into the state’s “rainy day” reserves: “Yes, it is raining,” she said.
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
- Monday, May 12: Hear the American Symphony Orchestra’s jazz ensemble perform the music of Louis Armstrong. Bryant Park, 5:30 p.m.
- Monday, May 12: Almost a hundred years ago, the city’s famous skyline began to take shape. Learn about New York’s rapid architectural expansion at a virtual talk from the author of Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880-1935. 6 p.m. — in advance!
- Tuesday, May 13: Decompress with a sunset meditation at Socrates Sculpture Park. Astoria, 7 p.m.
THE KICKER: Meet Ray Castoldi, the man behind the Knicks games’ music.
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.
Love,
THE CITY
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