Mayor Adams says Manhattan stabbing spree was ‘byproduct’ of push to reduce Rikers jail population
Mayor Eric Adams argued Tuesday that last week’s horrific stabbing spree in Manhattan was the “byproduct” of efforts to ...
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NYC Mayor Calls For Involuntary Psych Commitments After Fatal Manhattan Stabbings
The mayor renewed his push to fix how the city deals with people with mental illness, and celebrated the passage of the ...
Adams pushes Albany for action on taking troubled homeless off streets involuntarily after deadly Manhattan stabbing spree
Everybody said I was inhumane, that we just want to institutionalize people,” Adams said. “Well, this is the result. This is ...
Federal investigators raid home of Queens pastor who runs PAC formed to back Mayor Adams
Federal investigators earlier this month raided the Queens home of the the Rev. Alfred Cockfield II, an influential pastor ...
Trump plans to replace the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. What does that mean for the Mayor Adams investigation?
There are questions about President-elect Donald Trump's decision to replace the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan and the effect it ...
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Mayor Adams defends response to mental health crises following Torres’ letter of criticism: ‘We can’t be revisionist’
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday defended his handling of the city's mental health crisis in response to US Rep. Ritchie Torres' ...
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Mayor Adams blames 'failed' system after man accused of fatal stabbing spree in Manhattan
"It is a clear example of a criminal justice system and mental health system that continues to fail New Yorkers," Mayor Eric ...
3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says
Three unprovoked stabbings across Manhattan Monday morning that left two men and one woman dead show how the criminal justice ...
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Damian Williams to resign as Manhattan’s top prosecutor after hard-charging tenure
Damian Williams will resign as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, he announced Monday, creating a vacancy atop the powerful ...