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Head of
@nypdtransit
says during budget hearing that in order to catch someone who was repeatedly graffitiing
#donaldtrump
in subway station, officers created a fake wall and then popped out from behind it to nab suspect
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@NYCMayor
wrote in a 2009 book that he fired a gun at a group of friends at school, thinking it was a toy. Today, he said that incident didn't happen, and that the coauthor of the book must have misunderstood his anecdote.
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@NYCMayor
Two things:
1.) The cover of the book lists only Adams as the author (with a forward by his partner Tracey Collins)
2.) He also said the book never made it into print because it did not go through the proofreading process.
@katie_honan
, however, was able to order a copy
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Arrest was made on the same day the operation began, and the accused was charged with graffiti and criminal mischief. "I'd imagine he was surprised,"
@NYPDTransit
Chief Delatorre said. "It was his first arrest."
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More on the fake wall from
@NYPDTransit
: It was built out of plywood by the
@MTA
on March 12 inside the Court Street station on the R train, and essentially created a small room or enclosure with a door to the outside
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After the original graffiti was cleaned off, on March 15 two neighborhood coordination officers waited behind the fake wall (for how long
@NYPDTransit
Chief Delatorre couldn't say.) "Sure enough, our man came back and put up again
#lovetrump
on the beam."
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@NYCMayor
elaborates on the revelation he received from god 32 years ago. Says that, in addition to telling him the exact day he would become mayor, god told the mayor to write down everything that was holding people back. Mayor says he kept a nightly journal to this effect
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@NYCMayor
planning to end vaccine requirement for both private-sector employees and students who participate in extracurricular activities — part of broader rollback of pandemic restrictions from both Adams and
@GovKathyHochul
[subscriber link]
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Never know what you’ll come across in an nyc dumpster. This one, on the north side of 250 Broadway, is filled with discarded Sheldon Silver memorabilia, as
@katie_honan
and I discovered during a coffee break
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@AndrewYang
supports an independent investigation into
@NYGovCuomo
’s handling of nursing homes during the pandemic: [subscriber link]
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After this exchange, the person from earlier in this thread who interrupted
@andrewyang
’s Yemeni Cafe stop stood in front of Yang’s car and prevented him from leaving. He was eventually shooed to the side and the candidate left for Bensonhurst
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.
@AndrewYang
begins his tour of Yemeni-owned businesses on Fifth Ave. in Bay Ridge with tour guide
@rabyaahahmed
. You better believe there will be food
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The Dog Mayor, Sally Long Dog, stopped by Room 9 this morning.
She is seen here sitting at my desk, possibly changing copy to be more flattering toward her administration.
She was elected last November to a two-year term.
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A gauntlet of
@AndrewYang
supporters awaits their candidate outside the Board of Elections.
#OverheardInTheGauntlet
: “We should have brought a red carpet!”
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Big scoop from
@SallyGold
and
@JanakiChadha
:
@NYCMayor
wants to exempt new developments of up to 200 units from doing an environmental review when applying for a zoning change — a major shakeup in housing policy
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.
@NYCMayor
has made a habit of ranting against the city’s chief ombudsman,
@NYCComptroller
. But Lander could make life worse for the mayor. Much worse.
A look at the fraying relationship between the two citywide electeds:
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Finally finished packing up my Uniform Land Use Review Procedure flow chart and collection of FOIL extension letters (housing reporter humor). It has been a fantastic 5+ years at
@CrainsNewYork
, and very excited to join the
@politicony
City Hall bureau on Tuesday!
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@NYCMayor
@edbraunstein
@BilldeBlasio
@GovKathyHochul
That means looking at "sacred cows," which Adams has described as wealthy areas of the city that could support dense, market-rate housing while cross-subsidizing income-restricted housing.
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Wild story from
@TheMessenger
"NYPD Sent to Home of Mayor Eric Adams’ Fundraiser Just Hours Before FBI Raids It"
Sources said a wellness check ordered at the address of Brianna Suggs was highly unusual
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@createcraig
.
@NYCMayor
is asked if another weekend of rain gets him down.
He replies that rain is part of the cycle of life, and suggests that stormy weather increases the population because couples are home together
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@ericadamsfornyc
asked on
@710WOR
why he refers to himself in the 3rd person. Says for 20+ yrs he has kept a journal about what he could have done better each day. The critiques are done in the third person, and "Eric" began creeping into his speech instead of "I" or "me"
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The CCRB, which investigates allegations of police misconduct, said at its board meeting this evening it will stop looking into certain types of allegations because of proposed budget cuts from
@NYCMayor
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@ericadamsfornyc
held an emotional press conference this morning seeking to clarify his residency. He adamantly denied living in N.J. — though
@SallyGold
and I found that he did beam into several virtual events from the Garden State. The latest:
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And even politically... it doesn't make THAT much sense
Nothing new here, but Rajkumar, a Queens Assemblymember, being the one standing behind Adams at a *city* budget announcement in *Manhattan* makes no sense governmentally, only politically.
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@AndrewYang
says his petitioning was all voluntary, says other campaigns paid ppl to gather signatures to get on the ballot
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"I like people to be afraid of me,"
@galeabrewer
— newly installed chair of the Council's oversight and investigations committee that will probe the Adams administration — tells
@BrianLehrer
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The mayor’s town hall in the Bronx. At this point, it’s more surprising if she’s NOT at one of these.
(The Assembly member represents Queens, for the uninitiated)
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@NYCMayor
@GovKathyHochul
Someone on the subway asked the mayor the other day what he is going to do about ppl with mental health problems on public transit. He told her: "What are WE going to do?" He suggested that the woman needed to get together with friends to address the problem
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A
@NYCCouncil
elf has apparently been printing out bills and throwing them on members’ desks throughout the pandemic so legislation can age before it comes up for a virtual vote
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@bradlander
discusses a pair of lawsuits filed by a coalition he is leading. The suits target
@GovKathyHochul
in the hopes of reinstating congestion pricing.
“She violated several state laws,” Lander said.
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@LegalAidNYC
critiques
@NYPDnews
' bizarre screed against a Daily News reporter who filed a completely reasonable story about NYPD brass getting red light tickets.... a story that PD's press shop — wait for it — did not respond to when given the opportunity before publication
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@SallyGold
with a fantastic profile of Timothy Pearson, one of the mayor’s most trusted (and highest-paid) aides whose job is… well… uhhh… ok it’s kind of hard to say what his job is. Just read the story.
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My phone died (it’s cold out there, folks). At the end of the Bay Ridge tour
@AndrewYang
was confronted by a group including Malik Hassan from the Muslim American Society New York and the
@sbkDSA
over his opposition to BDS outlined in the
@jdforward
:
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@NYCMayor
@GovKathyHochul
This is a common theme whereby
@NYCMayor
turns the tables on NYers and asks what they are doing to address whatever problem they complain about to him at town halls etc.
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The giant poster of
@ericadamsfornyc
has been removed from the polling site at Bk Borough Hall. All that remains are these large posters advertising One Brooklyn, the nonprofit the BP runs:
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The number of signatures gathered increased to 9,400 by the end of the press conference, which
@AndrewYang
attributed to the power of song
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.
@AndrewYang
is up. He is laser focused on getting vaccine out and he has more than 3k volunteers helping to get the word out. He believes that he can speed up the process of getting people back to school, offices and restaurants by several months
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Quite the file photo for this
@NYDailyNews
story... The newly created First Amendment Protest Supervisor is holding a baton and nursing an injured pinky
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Not sure what he is referring to but we did a comprehensive look at his relationship w food just before he took office, and that story did cite medical professionals who found some of the mayor’s claims dubious. You can read that here:
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Aaaaaand here's the free version:
.
@NYCMayor
and
@NYCCouncil
have reached a deal to restore ~$36M in cuts to libraries, paving the way for a larger handshake deal shortly
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.
@AndrewYang
wanted to pass around the petitions so ppl could feel how heavy they were. He was advised against it.
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“People feel like they don’t have a clear picture of what is going on,”
@AndrewYang
said earlier today. “And it would be positive for people to feel like nothing is being obscured in any way.”
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.
@JeniferRajkumar
has her own "Stay focused, no distractions and grind" hat (in red, natch)
"I thought it was going to say Make America Great Again" —
@NYCMayor
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Court strikes down city's plans for a new jail facility in Lower Manhattan, dealing a big blow to the administration's push to close Rikers Island: [subscriber link]
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Randy Mastro spotted in City Hall 👀👀
(I’m available for photo bookings)
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@AndrewYang
is now grabbing some Yemeni pastries and coffee at asal. He says he supports a program started by former Council Member
@RLEspinal
that would provide Halal meals in school
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Curious how many other reporters were barred from
@ericadamsfornyc
event. Campaign says
@freedlander
and
@RossBarkan
were turned away over space concerns, though they both have written tough stories on the candidate. Campaign wouldn't tell
@essayolumhense
where the event was...
Also, if this were true, it would be odd to
@ket
@Bencjacobs
in, who rsvp’d after me, and who came to the event after I was told to leave, who arrived in NYC just two days ago to cover the race
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It was not clear whatsoever
@NYCMayor
lived in Bed Stuy when we wrote this in 2021. And since then, another location (Gracie Mansion) has been added to the mix...
@lizkimtweets
@JumaaneWilliams
This is really beneath you. You should be ashamed. You live in a fort on an army base. The mayor lives in Bed Stuy with his constituents. Shameful beyond belief.
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@NYCMayor
@GovKathyHochul
@InnaVernikov
@ShahanaFromBK
@createcraig
@C_Sommerfeldt
@JeffCMays
@FoxCahn
.
@NYCMayor
says he owns a co-op in the Underhill Ave. area... This is the co-op he was supposed to have divested from
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.
@NYCMayor
reiterates his support for a mask ban. The mayor has protesters in mind, but added there should be an exception for those using masks for health reasons. (Not sure how authorities would distinguish between the two)
Read more about it here:
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.
@AndrewYang
is discussing climate change, said he spoke recently with
@POTUS
about this and believes it will be a priority for the feds
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A lawsuit filed yesterday accused a top
@NYCMayor
aide of harassment. It also shed light on the most mysterious unit in City Hall, offering an explanation for last year’s abrupt leadership shakeup in the Mayor’s Office of Municipal Services Assessment
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“More and more, we’re seeing the mayor’s true colors come out”
@JumaaneWilliams
says of
@NYCMayor
’s decision to declare a state of emergency to avoid implementing a solitary confinement ban passed into law by the Council
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@NYCMayor
Until the lion gets to tell his story, the story will be told by the hunter, the mayor says. (In this metaphor, he is the lion.)
Says this is why he is trying to reach NYers directly through his podcast etc. He does not think the City Hall press corps is giving him a fair shake
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The cover of this book by
@NYCMayor
is really something
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@Dianne4NYC
says she is only candidate on record to call for defunding NYPD budget by $3B, city needs to redefine what public safety is
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@NYPDChiefPatrol
@BrianLehrer
@harrysiegel
@jangelooff
Jessie from Sunset Park says that NYPD's behavior in the station is completely different from the picture of diligence Chell has painted on the show. Cops are on their phones, Jessie says, and are not doing any enforcement. "The curtains don't match the drapes"
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.
@NYCMayor
and the
@NYCCouncil
have reached a deal to restore cuts to library funding, which was one of the more contentious areas of disagreement in budget negotiations.
And with the new accord in hand, a larger deal on the spending plan is nigh
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.
@CoreyinNYC
calls for 50 miles of new protected bike lanes in NYC per year "We need to finally break the car culture in New York City"
#LetsGoNYC
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.
@NYCMayor
assures
@errollouis
that student attendance numbers are good, but again declines to release numbers the city has in its possession that would back up that claim
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Also, I didn’t get video of the petition-themed song he sang. And for that I apologize. Though I do have audio.
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@ManhattanDA
releases indictment against frmr DOB Commish Eric Ulrich. Charges appear more expansive than previously reported. Bragg alleges Ulrich abused his authority not only at DOB, but as senior advisor to
@NYCMayor
and in the
@NYCCouncil
Stay tuned for details
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@AndrewYang
says that he will submit petitions in a few minutes. As someone who has been to the BOE before, I’d say that timing is optimistic
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"I'm going to give you a lot of content, Chris. Trust me."
@NYCMayor
crashed the interview of his SNL impersonator,
@Reddsaidit
, this morning while brandishing a smoothie
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@AndrewYang
bills himself as a serial entrepreneur — part of his persona on the trail. But a look at his resume shows a less clear-cut backstory: Companies he worked for before starting Venture for America were often the brainchildren of other people.
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Big story from
@yoavgonen
, who describes pressure placed on outgoing PC to spare a close ally of
@NYCMayor
from discipline. She did not, and then realized "the end of her tenure at the top of the department was in sight."
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Welcome to the mayor's first off-topic press conference
"Some of you, and I emphasize some of you, I look forward to seeing a lot"
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@AndrewYang
loves the food. Alssedieg, the owner of
@YemenCafeBklyn
, says Fahsa, in the clay bowl, is the most traditional dish in Yemeni cuisine
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Inside
@NYCMayor
’s yearslong effort to cultivate Turkish ties
Come for the deep dive into official schedules, stay for the Martha Stewart cameo
w/
@JasonBeeferman
and
@mayakauf
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My story wasn't "inspired" by anything you wrote. I researched mine for weeks before yours ran, and it had a completely different focus. By your logic, you were "inspired" by years of reporting in the DN and NYP on OneBk donors. Do you have a spreadsheet for that?
The category we don't have on a spreadsheet, is stories that can't quite bear to mention
@THECITYNY
, despite being clearly "inspired by" our work. We try to be relaxed about this, despite our competitive hackles rising instinctively.
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@NYCMayor
@edbraunstein
@BilldeBlasio
@GovKathyHochul
.
@NYCMayor
says he will roll out a comprehensive housing plan in the coming weeks. It will include funding for NYCHA and will call for rezonings in areas that have avoided them in the past
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@NYCMayor
@edbraunstein
@BilldeBlasio
@GovKathyHochul
@ManhattanDA
@LondonBreed
@jamaaltbailey
@LizKrueger
@dianesavino
@colinschmitt
@EdRath
@ZohranKMamdani
@nily
@TheRealLatriceW
@votejgr
@bradhoylman
@traspberry
.
@NYCMayor
is asking for the state to give the city authority to run its own speed camera program, amongst other transpo changes
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