Dana Rubinstein

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | William K. Rashbaum |Michael Rothfeld |Dana Rubinstein

Eric Adams Corruption Case Federal prosecutors released sworn statements and other records detailing key moments in a corruption case that roiled New York City. Months after federal prosecutors in Manhattan secured a five-count corruption indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York, federal authorities were still forging ahead with their investigation into his dealings.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein

Mayor Eric Adams celebrated his vision for a $115 billion budget for New York City, but some experts warned that it didn't properly account for further cuts in federal funding. Mayor Eric Adams may be unusually unpopular in New York City, his re-election hopes damaged first by a federal corruption indictment and then by his successful overtures to the Trump administration to drop the case. But he does have one superpower at his disposal: New York City's $115 billion budget.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein

Mr. Lander, the New York City comptroller, says voters seeking a competent leader should look to him and not the former governor: "I am a decent person. Let's just start there." Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and self-described "tough nerd," knows that for him to win the race for mayor of New York City, Andrew M. Cuomo must fall. To make that more likely, Mr. Lander decided that his campaign strategy needed an overhaul.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein |Mihir Zaveri

The Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan was going to be razed to make way for affordable housing for older New Yorkers. Now the plan may be on hold. New York City's decision to evict a popular city-owned garden in one of the wealthiest parts of Manhattan to make way for affordable housing was a done deal as recently as a month ago, despite pressure from Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Patti Smith.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein

The episode, in its apparent carelessness, fueled criticism of Mr. Cuomo, who, despite having quickly accumulated more than $1.5 million in fund-raising dollars, has limited his media availability and allowed his campaign to rest heavily on name recognition. "I did the hard work to pass city laws that will create 120,000 new housing units," Adrienne Adams, the New York City Council speaker who is among eight prominent Democrats challenging Mr. Cuomo in the mayoral primary, wrote on social media.