Working in New York: Challenges and Realities for Non-White Workers in 2025

Working in New York: Challenges and Realities for Non-White Workers in 2025

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Steve Sanchez Photos / shuttertsock.com  New York City’s economy in 2025 is a city of contradictions. Wall Street profits have soared, tech startups are thriving in hubs like Brooklyn’s Industry City, and tourism has roared back after pandemic-era slumps. Yet for hundreds of thousands of non-white New Yorkers, […]

Dismissal of Federal Corruption Charges Against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Dismissal of Federal Corruption Charges Against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

By Chris Tobias | Editorial credit: Lev radin / shutterstock.com  On April 2, 2025, U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho dismissed the federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, preventing the possibility of refiling the charges in the future. This decision concludes a legal saga that has significantly impacted Adams’ […]

Ranked Choice Voting in NYC 2025 Primaries: A Voter’s Guide

Ranked Choice Voting in NYC 2025 Primaries: A Voter’s Guide

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Ron Adar & rblfmr / Shutterstock.com| Photos from Left to Right: Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Brad Lander, Zohran Mamdani & Adrienne Adams New York City’s 2025 primaries will once again utilize Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), a system designed to reflect voter preferences more accurately and promote inclusive elections. […]

Trump Org Presses Eric Adams for Wollman Rink Rights After City Hall Spurned $120M Nonprofit Gift

Trump Org Presses Eric Adams for Wollman Rink Rights After City Hall Spurned $120M Nonprofit Gift

By:Greg B. Smith | thecity.nyc| Editorial credit: NYC Russ / Shutterstock.com The Trump Organization is aggressively lobbying the office of Mayor Eric Adams to win its bid to run Central Park’s Wollman Rink, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to THE CITY — squeezing Adams to award a contract even as President Donald Trump’s […]

Adams Appoints New Head of City Hall Office for Childcare, as Advocates Call for More Funding

Adams Appoints New Head of City Hall Office for Childcare, as Advocates Call for More Funding

By: Julian Shen-Berro, chalkbeat.org | Editorial credit: Steve Sanchez Photos / shutterstock.com Mayor Eric Adams has appointed a new leader to oversee a City Hall office for early childhood education, filling the role more than a year after the former executive director departed. Amber Cartwright, who previously worked as vice president of core services at […]

Trump is Wrong—Congestion Pricing is Working

Trump is Wrong—Congestion Pricing is Working

By Cody Lyon, CITY LIMITS | Editorial credit: Here Now / shutterstock.com  “Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Give the congestion pricing program at least one full year to operate unfettered and then re-evaluate or make necessary adjustments where needed.” As if the tsunami of news alerts hurling out of Washington D.C. over the […]

Support for Mayor Eric Adams Amidst Political Turmoil

Support for Mayor Eric Adams Amidst Political Turmoil

Editorial credit: Steve Sanchez Photos / shutterstock.com In recent months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has faced significant political challenges, including legal investigations and calls for his resignation. Despite these pressures, a coalition of elected officials and community leaders continues to support him, citing various reasons for their steadfastness. Elected Officials Backing Mayor Adams […]

Eric Adams Should No Longer Be Mayor of New York City

Eric Adams Should No Longer Be Mayor of New York City

By Citizens Union | Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / shutterstock.com  He should resign or be removed—but removal processes must be reformed New York, NY (February 19, 2025) – Citizens Union issues the following statement on behalf of its Board of Directors: “Mayor Eric Adams should resign from his office. His choices and actions over a […]