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FBI raids 2 Bronx homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Federal agents have searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The FBI confirmed the raids conducted Thursday at two Bronx addresses. Records show the homes there are owned by Winnie Greco. Greco is a longtime fundraiser for the mayor who serves as his director of Asian affairs. The purpose of the raid...
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AI company hired to clone Mayor Adams' voice linked to Biden deepfake, researchers say
In October, Mayor Adams announced he’d hired ElevenLabs, an artificial intelligence start-up, to create a series of robocalls which made it seem like he could speak several foreign languages. Three months later, ElevenLabs is in the news again — this time, for an alleged connection to a political dirty trick.
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AI company hired to clone Mayor Adams' voice linked to Biden deepfake, researchers say
Chris Glorioso reports.
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NY City Council overrides Mayor Adams' veto of ‘How Many Stops' Act
In a vote that passed 42-9, New York City Council voted to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of the “How Many Stops Act.” The mayor and police unions tried to scrap the bill, arguing it would lead to time-consuming paperwork for officers, but the council overwhelmingly disagreed. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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City Council overrides Adams, NYPD cops will have to record race of people they question
Should police have to report any time they stop a person on the street? In New York, the question has divided local government as the City Council voted to pass a bill, over the objections of Mayor Eric Adams, that would require officers to document basic information. The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in recent days when NYPD...
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What does the ‘How Many Stops' Act do, and why is it controversial?
The New York City Council could override a veto from Mayor Eric Adams on what has been called the “How Many Stops” Act — so what does it all mean for police and New Yorkers? Here’s a breakdown.
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NYC Council could override ‘How Many Stops' Act veto
On Tuesday, the New York City Council could override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto on what is called the ‘How Many Stops’ Act. It requires the NYPD to log all public interactions, which advocates say supports transparency, but critics say it creates too much paperwork. And now police bodycam video of a well-known city councilman being pulled over this weekend is...
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NYPD defends pulling over Councilman Yusef Salaam in Harlem
Concerns about racial profiling in Harlem after a city councilman was pulled over by police in his district. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Mayor Eric Adams Interview: social media, migrant crisis, ‘How Many Stops' Act
NYC Mayor Eric Adams joins News 4 to address a number of topics in the news following his State of the City speech, including concerns over social media, the ongoing migrant crisis and a veto of the ‘How Many Stops’ Act.
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Crime, social media and jobs: What Eric Adams addressed in his State of the City speech
Crime, immigration, and even calling social media an “environmental toxin.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams used his State of the City address to touch on a wide variety of topics and initiatives, but was noticeably mum on other problems the city and his administration face. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Adams declares social media an ‘environmental toxin,' touts crime and jobs numbers in State of the City
Juggling fiscal constraints, an FBI investigation into his personal finances, and a slew of other pressing items concerning the present and future of the city, there was only one goal for Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday: Convince New Yorkers their city is in solid shape. Adams delivered his third State of the City address Wednesday, taking a decidedly more upbeat…
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Mayor Adams to deliver State of the City amid migrant crisis, budget cuts
Tracie Strahan reports.
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NYC announces plan to wipe $2 billion in medical debt for working-class New Yorkers
A new multi-million dollar venture by New York City officials is expected to wipe the medical debts of some 500,000 New Yorkers, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The “pioneering medical debt relief program” is slated to clear more than $2 billion in debts over the next several years through a partnership with RIP Medical Debt. “Up to half a million…
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Eric Adams set for showdown with NYC council after back-to-back bill veto
City Council approved the measure in the final days of 2023 with enough votes to overrule a mayoral veto and ensure that the bill becomes law unless several members change their stance.
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Mayor Adams vetoes bill requiring NYPD report low-level stops
Adams rejected the bill, known as the “ How Many Stops Act,” which requires officers to publicly report on all investigative stops, including relatively low-level encounters with civilians.
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NYC investigators find former commissioner downplayed migrant shelter violations
The NYC Department of Investigation has concluded that in the early days of the migrant influx, former Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins displayed “a lack of full transparency” and delayed the disclosure of serious legal violations in the shelter system. Investigators looked into whether Jenkins had tried to conceal violations, first reported by the News 4 I-Team on July 20,…
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‘I never fired a gun in school': Adams denies story told in book he authored
Did Mayor Eric Adams fire a gun at his school when he was a boy and almost hit one of his friends? That’s the story seemingly told by Adams in a book he wrote and was published 15 years ago. The beginning of chapter 8 in the book “Don’t Let It Happen,” written by then State Senator Eric Adams and…
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Mayor Adams denies story told in his 2009 book
The mayor claims a book he wrote in 2009 never should have been published because it didn’t receive necessary proofreading.
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Mayor Adams files lawsuit against 17 Texas charter bus companies over migrant crisis
New York City is seeking more than $700 million from Texas charter bus companies to cover the cost of housing and caring for migrants who have been transported to the city, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
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NYC sues Texas charter bus companies for $700 million cost of caring for migrants
New York City is seeking more than $700 million from Texas charter bus companies to cover the cost of housing and caring for migrants who have been transported to the city, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.