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Dear New Yorkers,

Speaking with reporters Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams took digs at the media and his competitors for next year’s mayoral primary.

But just days after a huge MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reiterated his vow to mass-deport immigrants, and with one week to go before the presidential election, Adams declined to address questions about Trump — and refused to answer even factual questions, such as when the two last spoke.

“Give me another question, please,” he told his staffer after that inquiry, before adding to the reporter: “You lost your opportunity.”

Adams and his administration have been in a tumultuous period ever since he was indicted by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams in late September on charges that include bribery, fraud and soliciting donations from foreign nationals.

Since the indictment, Adams has been notably reluctant to criticize Trump, the Republican nominee for president, who — if he wins the White House — would have the power to replace Williams. And as president, Trump repeatedly used his power to pardon people convicted of federal crimes to reward supporters with clemency.

Read more here about yesterday’s unusually feisty press conference.

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Warm with both clouds and sun, highs in the low-to-mid 70s.

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The overnight uptown A local runs express from Canal Street to 125 Street, and much more. Find the latest delays and planned changes here.

Alternate side parking 🚙

It’s in effect today, Oct. 30.

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A shore protection project in Staten Island is now complete. Called “Living Breakwaters,” it brings together natural processes and constructed techniques to weaken waves before they crash ashore and to lessen coastal erosion. It was built in response to Hurricane Sandy, whose storm surge inundated the island’s southern shore in 2012 — and it will be put to the test during the city’s next big storm. Yesterday at a City Council hearing on city leasing, officials confirmed that Jesse Hamilton — the deputy commissioner for real estate in the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and a protege of Mayor Eric Adams — had vacationed in Japan with a top real estate broker after approving three multi-million dollar lease deals arranged by that broker’s firm. At the hearing, Hamilton’s higher-up, DCAS Commissioner Louis Molina, said he was not concerned with Hamilton’s travel because the trip was not official city business.  Yesterday, MTA officials said that the next step for the Interborough Express — a light rail connecting Brooklyn and Queens, which Gov. Kathy Hochul has made a priority — is to gather preliminary design work. “It makes no sense that the 5 million people who live in Brooklyn and Queens have to go to Manhattan on the subway to reach the other boroughs,” said MTA CEO Janno Lieber in announcing the request for design proposals. New Yorkers have turned out in record numbers to vote early since the polls opened on Saturday. If you haven’t turned out already, THE CITY is here to help you get ready to vote — from guides on all of the ballot measures, to analysis of how the presidential candidates’ policies could affect the city’s economy and much more. Check out our election coverage here. And remember — early voting runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. The last day for in-person early mail or absentee ballot applications is Monday, Nov. 4.  And Election Day is next Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Things To Do

Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.

Wednesday, Oct. 30: “Bed Stuy Dreams: The Haunting,” a revival of the neighborhood’s haunted house event. Free from 12 to 8 p.m. at the Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center in Herbert Von King Park. Thursday, Oct. 31: The Village Halloween Parade, of course. Free from 7 p.m. starting at Canal Street and 6th Avenue, rain or shine. (It’s also broadcast live on Spectrum News NY1 starting at 8 p.m.) Saturday, Nov. 2: The annual post-Halloween pumpkin smash, a fun and sustainable way to get rid of your jack-o-lanterns. Free from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hudson River Park.

THE KICKER: Three brightly colored Día de los Muertos statues, called catrinas, will be in Times Square this week.

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Wednesday.

Love,

THE CITY

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