Dana Rubinstein

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Records Offer Glimpses Inside the Doomed Prosecution of Eric Adams

4 days 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.
Mayor Adams Wants This to Be His 'Best Budget Ever.' Some Are Skeptical.

1 week 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.
Beat Cuomo and Win

2 weeks 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.
Will the Elizabeth Street Garden's Famous Fans Tank a Plan to Build NYC Housing?

3 weeks 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.
Cuomo Announces New Housing Plan, With a Hint of ChatGPT

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.
Endorsement by Mayor Adams Appears to Lift Sales of Kash Patel's Book

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein |Jonah Bromwich

Eric Adams Corruption Case The F.B.I. director saw sales of his book about the government's "deep state" rise by nearly 800 percent after Mayor Eric Adams lavished praise on it. As mayor of New York City, Eric Adams faces uncertain re-election prospects this year. Should all not go according to plan, he may want to try his hand as a book promoter.
FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Aid to New York

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Oreskes |Dana Rubinstein |Grace Ashford

Kayla Mamelak Altus, a spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, said the funding reductions "pose serious risks to multiple communities across the five boroughs."Ms. Mamelak Altus noted that the program was designed to protect communities from natural disasters and to save the federal government money it might otherwise spend on disaster relief. "Multiple studies have shown that $1 spent in advance saves $6 in response and recovery costs down the line," she said.
Sean Duffy Rides the Subway. (He Survived.)

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein |Stefanos Chen

But crime on the subway is declining - a point Mr. Adams made during his ride along with Mr. Duffy, the mayor's spokeswoman said. In the first three months of 2025, major crimes on the subway fell by 18 percent from the same period last year, police said. And, for the first time in seven years, there were no murders in the transit system during the first quarter of the year.
Adams Praises Kash Patel's Book, Doubling Down on Trump Alliance

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein |Jonah Bromwich

Then he held up a copy of "Government Gangsters" by the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist who has spread misinformation about the agency he now runs, arguing that Americans are the victims of an unbridled cabal of federal officials referred to by Mr. Patel and others as the "deep state."Mr. Adams turned Mr. Patel's book so that the audience could read the title and waved it for emphasis. "I'm going to encourage every New Yorker to read it," he said.
Eric Adams's Charges Were Dropped, but His Re-Election Chances Remain Dim

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein

If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. Voters who ranked that eliminated candidate first, now give their votes to the candidate they ranked second. The process repeats itself until there are only two candidates left. The candidate with the most votes then wins. "The mayor could go across the city and say: 'Look, I know you may be looking at someone else. Vote me No. 2,'" Mr. Smikle said.