Mayor Eric Adams: King of NY Official Thread (2022-2026)

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New Yorkers will pay double for Con Ed gas, electricity by 2025 — and will see a steep 9% increase next month — New York Post

New Yorkers could see their Con Edison gas and electricity bills more than double in the next two years due to a newly approved rate hike by the state's top public utility regulator.

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DOC: Inmate dies on Rikers Island; sixth death in NYC jails so far this year — News 12 Brooklyn

An inmate at Rikers Island died Sunday morning, marking the sixth death at a New York City jail since this year started.

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NYC served up a flawed teachers test decades ago. It’s cost us $850M and counting.

A judge ruled years ago the test unfairly discriminated against Black and Latino test-takers, setting the stage for damages claims that could top $1.8 billion.

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A jail grows in Brooklyn, but at the expense of people with mental illness

More detainees at Rikers means more space at new jails when Rikers closes, but less for people with mental illness.

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New Yorkers Got Broken Promises. Developers Got 20 Million Sq. Ft.

It was supposed to be an even trade: Permission to raise larger buildings in exchange for airy, open spaces for the public. The reality has been different.

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Mayor Eric Adams cracking down on 400 miles of NYC scaffolding, sheds: ‘Ugly green boxes’

Mayor Eric Adams announced that he’s cracking down on the city’s all too familiar, unsightly 400 miles of scaffolding and shabby sheds throughout New York City.

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Brooklyn Bridge vendors may soon be banned

New York City plans to propose a new rule as soon as this summer that will prohibit vendors on the pedestrian walkways of all New York City bridges, including the tourist-packed Brooklyn Bridge. Despite bicycles being rerouted to the bridge’s street level, the Brooklyn Bridge walkway is...

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New York City has America’s greatest heat islands. By great, we mean the worst.

The five boroughs came out on top for trapping heat in a new analysis of major U.S. cities.

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‘A Dangerous Combination’: Teenagers’ Accidents Expose E-Bike Risks

The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.

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Very sad the city council did the city a real disservice when they allowed these and scooters to take over the streets

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

For a guy that I considered to be the original goat he sure makes it hard as hell to be a fan

 

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Tech Firms Once Powered New York’s Economy. Now They’re Scaling Back.

After years of steady growth, many technology companies are laying off workers and giving up millions of square feet of office space in the city.

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Eric is responsible for this

 

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26 MILES of scaffolding blights NYC’s public housing, some up for 10 years

No New York pedestrian would disagree with Eric Adams’ characterization of the city’s ubiquitous sidewalk sheds at stalled construction sites as “ugly little green boxes.”

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Why doesn’t Eric Adams act?

 

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Migrants Sleep on the Sidewalk, the Face of a Failing Shelter System

People have come from all over the globe to a city that is legally required to give them a place to stay. This week, city officials said they had run out of room.

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[Joe Sixpack]

Yo this fukkin clown cannot be serious right now

 

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New York City Will Make Outdoor Dining Permanent, With Caveats

New rules passed by the City Council on Thursday will organize the haphazard but popular outdoor dining structures, but will force their removal in the winter.

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Idk if this is really helpful