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Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, is canceling all public events for the remainder of the week after an announcement today that he has contracted Covid-19. He tested positive today, a spokesperson said. "This morning, Mayor Adams woke up with a raspy voice and, out of an abundance of caution, took a PCR test…

UPDATED with official confirmation and comment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams made it official today, announcing in a press conference at Citi Field that athletes and performers would no longer have to be vaccinated against Covid. The relaxation of the mandate means Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will be able to…

New York City has rolled back its strictest anti-Covid measures, including vaccine mandates for indoor spaces. Also, public school children from kindergarten through 12th grade no longer will be required to wear masks on school grounds, city officials said today. Mayor Eric Adams announced the changes, which take…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Anne del Castillo will continue to serve as commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as he unveiled new members of his economic development team Wednesday, led by Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer. "I…

Drill rap music, which extolls violence in the pursuit of riches, is not something New York Mayor Eric Adams wants on social media. Adams spoke out against the genre a day after he gave a speech about the death of 18-year-old drill rapper Jayquan McKenley, aka Chii Wvttz. He was shot and killed in the…

The final show of Bill Maher's Real Time fall season on HBO arrived Friday night. "I will miss seeing half your faces and the roar of muffled laughter," he joked about his masked audience. Maher returns for his spring season on January 21, 2022. Before going, the political comedian delivered a solid show, with guest Fa…

Eric Adams, the mayor-elect for New York City, is calling on his fellow Democrats to reject a Black Lives Matter activist’s threats that there would be “riots and bloodshed” if plainclothes policing is reinstalled in the city. BLM activist Hawk Newsome made the threats during a meeting Wednesday with Adams, a former…

Eric Adams has been elected the 110th Mayor of New York City. Facing Republican rival and Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s vote, the former New York Police Department captain and longtime Brooklyn borough president was declared the winner by AP at 9:10 PM ET — that’s literally mere minutes after the…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo fears a New York City revival will stall unless private sector employers require workers return to the office, and NYC actively addresses gun violence, homelessness and high taxes. In a wide-ranging online briefing hosted by public interest group ABNY (Association for a Better New York)…

The Associated Press Tuesday called the New York City Democratic primary for Brooklyn borough chief Eric Adams, a former NYPD captain who appears to have beaten out his closest rival Kathryn Garcia as well as third place Maya Wiley. All three had trounced former presidential hopeful Andrew Yang in primary voting last…