Eric Adams, Solitary Confinement and New York City Council

New York City Council Sues Adams for Blocking Solitary Confinement Ban
The lawsuit charges that Mayor Eric Adams exceeded his authority when he declared a state of emergency to block a ban on the practice in city jails.
New York City Council passes Mayor Eric Adams' signature housing legislation City of Yes
The New York City Council has passed Mayor Eric Adams' pet housing and rezoning legislation City of Yes after striking a $5 billion deal together last month.
Council, public advocate sue NYC Mayor Eric Adams over order suspending solitary confinement ban
The City Council and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams filed suit against Mayor Eric Adams early Monday over his emergency order to suspend the central elements of a law passed in December barring solitary confinement on Rikers Island and in city jails.
City Council, Public Advocate ask state court to toss Adams’ emergency orders blocking solitary ban
City lawmakers and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are taking Mayor Eric Adams’ administration to court over Hizzoner’s emergency executive orders suspending parts of a law banning solitary confinement in the city’s jails.
Council sues Mayor Adams over solitary confinement ban he blocked
City Council members and advocates rallied in 2022 to support ending solitary confinement in city jails. The council is now suing Mayor Adams over his refusal to implement new restrictions on jail practices.
NYC council sues over Mayor Adams’ executive order flouting solitary ban in city jails
The suit, set to be filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, is pushing to quash the emergency order Hizzoner enacted back in July to suspend parts of a newly passed law seeking to limit the amount of time inmates can be isolated from the general population.

City is closing 25 migrant shelters

New York's mayor warms to Trump and doesn't rule out becoming a Republican
New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to joining the GOP. His rhetoric has taken a rightward turn since Trump's win, ...
Mayor Eric Adams to meet with Trump’s border czar pick Tom Homan about NYC migrant crisis, including deporting ‘known offenders’: sources
Hizzoner is expected to sit down with Homan on Thursday afternoon at City Hall where the two are expected to discuss the migrant crisis in the Big Apple as well as the broader immigration failures ...
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What issues are Jewish voters thinking about as New York City’s mayoral campaign gets underway?
Street protests, masking laws, yeshiva education and Israel could come to the fore in the run-up to the June 2025 primary.
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Giuliani says jury verdict in Penny's case is a black eye to Bragg and ruling New York elites
Giuliani claimed the judge had essentially wanted the jury to convict Penny, but that jurors, who ride the subways, ...
Ex-Mayor Adams adviser Tim Pearson’s defense cites ‘law enforcement privilege’ in sex-harass suit
Lawyers for former senior mayoral adviser Tim Pearson are repeatedly claiming “law enforcement privilege” in refusing to turn over a wide array of documents sought by a former NYPD sergeant suing ...
New York City mayor speaks following arrest in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
Watch live as New York City mayor speaks on Monday 9 December following an arrest in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO ...
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Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul celebrate success of 'ghost cars' crackdown in NYC
The interagency, city-state effort involving the NYPD, DSNY and MTA has resulted in the removal of more than 7,500 ghost cars and 27,000 illegal motorized vehicles from city streets in the last year ...
New York City Approves a Plan to Create 80,000 New Homes
The City Council passed a major housing plan known as “City of Yes.” Experts and elected officials say it is only a first ...
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Could a new mayor fix New York City's terrible bus service?
Six mayoral candidates are promising to improve bus service across the five boroughs. Mayor Eric Adams made the same vow ...