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Ariama C. Long
Amsterdam News
September 26, 2024
Mayor Eric Adams indicted, refuses to resign as FBI tears through City Hall
Amanda Bossard
News 12 Bronx
September 17, 2024
Dozens rally against proposals that will appear on November ballot
Civil rights and community advocates, alongside some local lawmakers, highlighted questions two through six, which will appear on the back of ballots in New York City this November.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Dana Rubinstein, William K. Rashbaum, and Jeffery C. Mays
New York Times
September 17, 2024
Why Eric Adams Is Resisting Pressure to Oust Members of His Inner Circle
Mayor Adams has been loyal to longtime aides despite growing calls for them to resign. It is a trait he has shown through his career.
Chloe Tai
NY1 Inside City Hall
September 17, 2024
No Power Grab NYC political action committee members talk push to reject some ballot proposals
Haidee Chu
The City
August 6, 2024
New Yorkers Can Vote to Change Street Vendor Enforcement — But Proposed Ballot Question Does Not Mention Key Word
Advocates say the “manipulative” measure is indicative of a “rushed” and “undemocratic” City Charter revision process pushed by City Hall, in which only a handful of people testified in favor of the idea.
Ruth Messinger
City & State New York
July 25, 2024
Opinion: How not to run a charter revision commission
The mayor’s undemocratic sham of a charter revision commission bears little resemblance to the truly democratic and transparent charter revision process I was part of in the 1980s.
Donna Lieberman
New York Daily News
July 18, 2024
Opinion: NYC, say no to this City Charter change
Dana Rubinstein and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
New York Times
May 22, 2024
Mayor Adams Fills a Key Commission With Allies and Donors
Mayor Eric Adams named 13 people to a prominent city commission that could remake city government. Most are loyalists or have ties to his inner circle.