City Agencies

There’s a Postcard Stamp Shortage in NYC — and Kamala Harris Is the Reason Why

Oct. 31, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 31, 2024, 2:31 p.m.

The stamps have repeatedly sold out at post offices across the city as Democrats in the deep blue metropolis try to persuade swing state voters.

A row of commercial and tenement buildings sat along West 36th Street in the Garment District.

Manhattan

Bigger Apartment Buildings on Deck for Midtown South Under Adams-Council Proposal

Oct. 30, 2024, 3:28 p.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 3:28 p.m.

Taking advantage of new flexibility granted by the state, city planners and local reps unveil zoning plans that will allow new housing construction and conversions at a scale that’s been prohibited for years.

Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief OKed Leases Brokered by Japan Travel Pal, City Officials Confirm

Oct. 29, 2024, 10:37 a.m.Oct. 30, 2024, 9:22 a.m.

Jesse Hamilton personally approved multimillion-dollar deals with Cushman and Wakefield broker Diana Boutross — and shilled for a Bronx warehouse owner, a City Council hearing revealed.

Mayor Eric Adams and former State Sen. Jesse Hamilton are seen at separate press conferences in a diptych image.

Adams World: Investigated

City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege

Oct. 28, 2024, 6:00 p.m.Oct. 29, 2024, 3:13 p.m.

Following reporting by THE CITY, the comptroller and City Council are examining Jesse Hamilton’s role in lucrative deals, including with a billionaire real estate magnate and mayoral backer.

Democratic Party chair Frank Seddio attends Steve Cohn's annual pre-election breakfast at Junior's in Brooklyn.

Board of Elections

Brooklyn Dems Tap Former Party Boss Frank Seddio as a Board of Elections Commissioner

Oct. 24, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 25, 2024, 11:18 a.m.

There’s a new game of musical chairs playing out at the notoriously patronage oriented Board of Elections — and some Brooklyn party reformers are on board with it.

Adams World: Investigated

Who Paid for Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton’s Japan Trip, Council Member Asks Following Report by THE CITY

Oct. 11, 2024, 3:55 p.m.Oct. 11, 2024, 4:06 p.m.

Councilmember Lincoln Restler demanded answers from Department of Citywide istrative Services Commissioner Louis Molina about potential conflicts of interest raised by the trip.

Jesse Hamilton, pictured in 2016 while serving as a Brooklyn state senator.

Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

Oct. 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2024, 1:13 p.m.

The Manhattan DA took phones from top city officials disembarking from a trip to Japan with a real estate broker involved in multimillion-dollar leases for city agency offices.

Adams World: Investigated

Adam Clayton Powell IV Lobbied Eric Adams’ Appointee Jesse Hamilton, Then Went on Trip to Japan With Him

Oct. 4, 2024, 2:34 p.m.Oct. 7, 2024, 6:52 a.m.

The trip also included the mayor’s chief advisor, Ingrid Lewis-Martin. Both Hamilton and Lewis-Martin had their phones seized by law enforcement upon their return to New York City.

Greenpoint

City Makes U-Turn on McGuinness Boulevard Redesign — Again

Oct. 2, 2024, 2:23 p.m.Oct. 2, 2024, 3:43 p.m.

Wednesday’s reversal marks the third time the city has switched course, this time reverting to an earlier version of the proposed redesign that was preferred by safe street advocates.

The scales of justice sit atop City Hall.

City Agencies

‘We Are Not Eric Adams’ Say City Workers After Mayor Indicted

Sept. 27, 2024, 12:34 p.m.Sept. 27, 2024, 1:34 p.m.

Civil servants who spoke with THE CITY said they worry that the mayor’s five-count indictment on bribery and other charges will further erode the public’s trust in government. But it’s not stopping them from doing their jobs.

City Agencies

There’s a Postcard Stamp Shortage in NYC — and Kamala Harris Is the Reason Why

Bigger Apartment Buildings on Deck for Midtown South Under Adams-Council Proposal

Adams Real Estate Chief OKed Leases Brokered by Japan Travel Pal, City Officials Confirm

City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege

Brooklyn Dems Tap Former Party Boss Frank Seddio as a Board of Elections Commissioner

Who Paid for Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton’s Japan Trip, Council Member Asks Following Report by THE CITY

Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

Adam Clayton Powell IV Lobbied Eric Adams’ Appointee Jesse Hamilton, Then Went on Trip to Japan With Him

City Makes U-Turn on McGuinness Boulevard Redesign — Again

‘We Are Not Eric Adams’ Say City Workers After Mayor Indicted

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