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Mayor Eric Adams holds an in-person media availability. City Hall. -Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. By Mayor Eric Adams  Community OpEd Manhattan Voice  February 27, 2025   NEW YORK - New York City has a long and eventful history. Over 400 years, we have had our ups and downs. But throughout, New Yorkers’ resiliency has prevailed and our city’s fundamental values have remained constant. We are stronger because of our diversity. Every single person who decides to build their life here becomes part of our city’s economy and vibrant culture. We are all New Yorkers together: anything that affects one of us, affects us all. We know that the present moment is one of great change and that there may be heightened anxiety among many of our communities. I want to reassure you: our city’s government and its hundreds of thousands public servants are here for you, working around the clock. Please continue to make use of...

Trump Admin Claws Back Approval for Congestion Pricing in Manhattan The federal highway administration reversed its approval for the tolling program, and said it will pursue “the orderly cessation” of the system.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Jose Martinez NEW YORK - Barely six weeks after the launch of congestion pricing, the plan to toll motorists driving into the core of Manhattan is facing yet another existential threat. President Donald Trump followed through Wednesday on his August campaign pledge to “TERMINATE Congestion Pricing,” likely setting the stage for more legal fighting in the long-running saga. On January 5 , New York became the first U.S. city to implement such a vehicle-tolling scheme, which is designed to unclog streets and fund billions of dollars in mass transit upgrades. The president’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul that reverses the ...

  After meeting with the governor, Al Sharpton indicated Hochul will not act until after Wednesday’s court hearing on the mayor’s corruption case.  This article originally apeared in The City. By  Samantha Maldonado , and  Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - Gov. Kathy Hochul met with a parade of top New York City leaders on Tuesday as she pondered whether or not to remove embattled Mayor Eric Adams amid a growing chorus of calls for his resignation.  Hochul — who has the power to oust the mayor after serving him with charges and offering him a hearing in his defense — summoned key political figures including the Rev. Al Sharpton, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and city Comptroller Brad Lander for a series of one-on-one meetings at her Midtown Manhattan offices.  The mounting pressure on Adams comes after four of his top deputy mayors submitted their resignations Monday after being credited with ...

  It's a high-stakes meeting for the mayor that comes just after Trump’s Justice Department instructed prosecutors to drop their criminal case against him.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - Thomas D. Homan, who President Donald Trump has placed in charge of his deportation efforts, is set to meet with Mayor Eric Adams Thursday — three days after the Department of Justice requested federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against the mayor citing a need for his assistance on immigration enforcement. Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first term, has said he hopes to “reach an agreement where his officers will help my officers remove these public safety threats.”   “[Adams] is all in on arresting public safety threats [who] are here illegally and helping me find these missing children. So, I will meet with him Thursda...

  Mayor Adams — faced with five charges of bribery, fraud and soliciting donations from foreign nationals — has frequently met with Trump and ordered his commissioners to refrain from criticizing the president.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Katie Honan NEW YORK - The Justice Department on Monday moved to drop the criminal charges against Mayor Eric Adams, saying that the case came too close to the primary in June and impeded his work with President Trump in cracking down on immigrants, according to a memo viewed by THE CITY. The news was first reported by The New York Times. The letter, sent by the acting number 2 official at the Justice Department, Emil Bove, says the Sept. 26, 2024 indictment came after Adams criticized the former president’s handling of immigration and is too close to his June 2025 primary. The trial has also “unduly restricted Mayor Adams’ ability to devote full attention and resources to th...

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an attack on an MTA worker at Herald Square. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 10, 2025 MANHATTAN - Cops are searching for an attacker who sucker punched an MTA worker at the Herald Square subway station. Reports claim the victim tried to help the alleged attacker after his OMNY card did not work.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect who was seen sporting large over the ear headphones atop his head.  At around 7 pm, at the mezzanine of the 34th Street - Herald Square subway station the suspect was captured on surveillance video. The video shows the man wearing a bright green hoodie fiddling with his OMNY card trying to get through the turnstile. According to published reports, an MTA worker motioned to the suspect and tried to help him. The man claimed he had money on his card but it was not working. When the MTA employee read ...

With flu infections on the rise, an expert shares what to know about influenza and why it’s not too late to get a flu shot. This article originally appeared in NewYork-Presbyterian’s Health Matters. By Julia Morrill  Manhattan Voice  February 4, 2025 Follow @x NEW YORK - Flu season is in full swing, and cases are increasing across the country. About 21,000 people tested positive for the flu during the first week of January, a nearly 20% rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal flu — a respiratory illness that can cause mild to severe symptoms — is highly contagious. Over the past decade, the number of annual flu cases in the U.S. has ranged from 9 million and 40 million, and symptoms can range from annoying to debilitating. “The flu is nasty, and the best way to protect yourself is with the vaccine,” says Dr. Keith Roach, a general internist and an associate attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian/...