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woensdag 12 februari 2025
WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA - New York NY - New York City NYC - THE CITY - Adams says dropped charges prove his innocence
Dear New Yorkers,
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said a demand by the U.S. Department of Justice to make Manhattan federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against him proves his innocence — insisting that he “never broke the law” and vowing to regain the trust of the city.
In a six-minute livestreamed statement (that didn’t allow for questions afterward), Adams didn’t mention President Donald Trump, despite a memo from the DOJ’s second-in-command ordering federal prosecutors to drop his five-count indictment.
Adams claimed his "unnecessary ordeal” was over.
“I thank the Justice Department for its honesty,” he said from behind a podium inside the Blue Room at City Hall, which reporters were barred from entering.
“Now we can put this cruel episode behind us and focus entirely on the future of this city.”
Contrary to Adams’ claims of innocence, the memo, sent Monday, stated the DOJ based its decision largely on the mayor’s role in helping Trump’s mass deportation plan — and doesn’t deny or even address the charges against him. In fact, it states that DOJ officials didn’t review the evidence against Adams before issuing the unusual request.
Read more here about Adams’ statement on his recently dropped charges.
Weather ☁️
Similar weather to yesterday — slight chance of snow in the morning, cloudy and cold as the day goes on.
MTA 🚇
The D is rerouted in Manhattan and Brooklyn from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. all week. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s suspended today, Feb. 12, for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. 🎩
Even as Mayor Eric Adams embraces a nonprosecution deal explicitly intended to help him cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, his administration is backing away from a controversial immigration enforcement directive. A new video from the city’s top attorney instructs city workers to request a judicial warrant from ICE officers and only allow them inside after legal counsel has approved.
Prepare for more sticker shock: Con Ed wants to raise your energy bills again. An average electric customer could see their bill increase over 11% starting in January of next year. Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a letter on Tuesday to the Department of Public Service asking them to reject the rate increases.
Reporter’s Notebook
Riis Tries for RAD
An East Village public housing development that's had its share of environmental headaches may soon be placed under private management. On Monday NYCHA announced the 3,590 residents of Riis Houses will be voting on whether to enter into the Rental Assistance Development (RAD) program, under which the city housing authority keeps ownership of the properties but turns over day-to-day management to a private developer. The selected manager will also fund extensive repairs to the deteriorating development, which opened in 1949.
Riis residents endured a major scare in 2022 when tests later determined to be erroneous detected arsenic in the water there. And the development sits on top of a former gas manufacturing plant site. Much of the topsoil is toxic and is being removed in a process that's expected to take years. Voting on RAD takes place Feb. 27 to March 28.
Wednesday, Feb. 12: An augmented reality exhibit brings back The Gates, allowing you to experience the beloved 2005 art installation through your phone. Central Park, 72nd St, through March 23.
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