MONDAY, MAR. 10, 2025
Dear New Yorkers,
Late on Friday, a court-appointed lawyer recommended that the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams be dismissed “with prejudice” — meaning prosecutors would not be able to reopen it down the road.
Though this would still result in Adams’ charges being dropped, the difference between dismissing a case “with prejudice” and “without prejudice” is a big one: if a case is dismissed “without prejudice” — as was initially ordered by the Department of Justice days after the President Donald Trump’s inauguration — it can be brought back at any time.
Critics argued that this move by the DOJ created unfair leverage against Adams to ensure his cooperation. The Rev. Al Sharpton described the situation as Trump effectively holding Adams “hostage.”
And in fact, the new advice from lawyer Paul Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general appointed by Judge Dale Ho to give him guidance on how to proceed, effectively makes this same argument.
“A dismissal without prejudice creates a palpable sense that the prosecution outlined in the indictment and approved by a grand jury could be renewed, a prospect that hangs like the proverbial Sword of Damocles over the accused,” Clement wrote to Ho.
Now the judge must decide: will he follow Clement’s recommendation and wipe Adams’ slate clean?
Read more here about the Bush-era lawyer’s advice to the court on what to do about Adams’ case.
Weather ☀️
The weather you’ve all been waiting for: sunny and warm, with highs in the low 60s. And no more wind!
MTA 🚇
Q service is rerouted in Manhattan this week from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. and will be running on different lines. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Mar. 10.
By the way…
ionate about parks? The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation is having a job fair on Wednesday at the Highbridge Recreation Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. here.
Our Other Top Stories
- In May 2023, the Adams istration announced that it would save $17 million by not renewing contracts with nonprofits that provided programs to help incarcerated people at Rikers stay off drugs, find housing and learn job skills. They said that correction officers and other staffers would seamlessly take over the classes. That never happened — and now the detainees may not be getting the programming they’re legally entitled to.
- City officials are required to live in the five boroughs. But Jeffrey Roth, Adams’ latest pick for deputy mayor of operations, still lives in Westchester, records show. And he was even running for office on the Westchester County Board of Legislators — as recently as last month.
- On the latest installment of FAQ NYC’s series interviewing the Democratic mayoral candidates, our hosts sit down with Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani. They discuss how hawking mix tapes helped Mamdani prepare for politics, who he’s aiming his fire at, whether he’d send the NYPD in to clear campus protests and much more. Listen here.
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
- Monday, Mar. 10: Attend a concert with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra featuring tenor Nicholas Phan as part of the free Music Mondays series. If reservations are sold out, get there early and wait in the standby line — you’ll probably make it in. Advent Lutheran Church in Manhattan, 7:30 p.m.
- Monday, Mar. 10: Destress after work with a free yoga class at the Commonpoint Queens – Bay Terrace Center. 6:15 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar. 12: Watch a screening of Harriet, the story of abolitionist Harriet Tubman starring Cynthia Erivo. Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
THE KICKER: Registration is open for the 2025 Street Vendor Scavenger Quest: Field a team, complete challenges and explore new foods all over the city!
Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Monday.
Love,
THE CITY
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