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vrijdag 14 februari 2025
WORLD WORLDWIDE US USA - New York NY - New York City NYC - THE CITY - ‘Border Czar’ visit tests Adams’ independence THE CITY SCOOP U
Dear New Yorkers,
Since the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Manhattan prosecutors to drop the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams but retained the right to bring charges again, President Donald Trump holds significant leverage over Adams’ actions.
The mayor’s independence is already being tested.
Yesterday, FEMA revoked $80 million in payments that had already cleared to help pay for migrant shelter, city Comptroller Brad Lander said Wednesday.
Lander, who is one of the candidates challenging Mayor Eric Adams in June’s Democratic primary, said officials in his office were the ones who identified the unprecedented clawback of money — a reimbursement for funds the city has already spent.
A mayoral spokesperson said that City Hall is conducting an investigation into how the clawback occurred and has requested an emergency meeting with FEMA to try and resolve the issue.
Lander called the funding standoff the first real test of Adams’ independence — and the next might come today as the mayor meets with Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar.”
Homan, deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has said he hopes to “reach an agreement where his officers will help my officers remove these public safety threats.”
But advocates for immigrants warn that the meeting and any potential collaboration could push beyond the limits of the city’s 2017 sanctuary law.
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Even as inflation picks up nationally, prices continue to increase more in the New York area than elsewhere.
Prices rose 4% in the region over the last year compared with 3% nationally, according to data for January released Wednesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Energy prices drove most of the increase both in the New York area and nationally. Costs for recreation and apparel also increased here.
But food prices were unchanged in the region while they jumped nationally, driven by a 15% increase in the price of eggs.
New York’s rate has been higher every month since last March. Last year inflation reached 4.3% here compared with 2.9% elsewhere. Higher inflation contributes to the affordability crisis that is dominating New York politics this year.
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