Michael Gartland

Nov 5, 2024 | politico.com | Nick Reisman |Sally Goldenberg |Michael Gartland |Jeff Coltin

Republicans retook the U.S. Senate and Donald Trump led Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House. With those dispiriting results for Democrats, New York’s House challengers stand to be a beacon of hope in Democrats’ fight for control over the House, which remained unclear early Wednesday morning. Retaking the House would put Jeffries, the body’s minority leader, in position to ascend to the top role.

Oct 10, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Michael Gartland

NEW YORK — New York Police Department Commissioner Tom Donlon is expected to step down in the coming days, according to four people with knowledge of the situation. Mayor Eric Adams tapped Donlon just last month to take over the top cop job after forcing his former commissioner, Edward Caban, to step down. Caban’s departure came days after federal investigators seized his and his brother James Caban’s phones as part of a probe into allegations that James Caban was running a protection racket.

Oct 10, 2024 | politico.com | Michael Gartland

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Oct 1, 2024 | politico.com | Michael Gartland |Sally Goldenberg

But last week, a federal prosecutor said Adams crossed “bright red lines” into an entitlement so brazen that the mayor allegedly took more than $100,000 in illegal campaign donations and lavish gifts from Turkish businessmen. Not long after that stunning moment, when Adams became the first modern New York City mayor to be criminally charged while holding the coveted job, he stood outside Gracie Mansion with his signature megawatt smile and gave a thumbs up, his bluster potentially his undoing.

Sep 23, 2024 | politico.com | Sally Goldenberg |Michael Gartland |Nick Reisman

Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol had been signaling his potential departure to outsiders. Zach Iscol, New York City’s emergency management commissioner, is set to depart amid a raft of corruption investigations facing Mayor Eric Adams. | Andy Kropa/Invision/APNEW YORK — Another high-ranking official in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration recently considered leaving as the mayor’s inner circle grapples with federal corruption investigations.