NYPD veterans described a breakdown in the chain of command, where City Hall's involvement fostered dysfunction instead of oversight.
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during in-person media availability at City Hall in New York on1, 2025. He was joined by NYPD Chief of Transportation Joseph Gulotta. During the briefing the mayor was peppered with questions about his attendance of inauguration of President Donald Trump and skipping local Martin Luther King Jr.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends the NYPD's $1 billion overtime spending in 2024, asserting it is necessary to maintain public safety.
The claim comes in a letter written by an attorney representing a retired NYPD sergeant — alleging top Adams aide Timothy Pearson denied her a promotion after she refused his sexual advances.
Starting this year, the NYPD says each bureau will need overtime compliance officers and the bureaus must produce new monthly reports on overtime. The department will also give each bureau monthly overtime limits based on job responsibilities. Police sources say the Internal Affairs bureau is also investigating allegations of overtime abuse.
An invitation from the Trump Administration to attend the presidential inauguration arrived for Mayor Adams sometime after midnight and he headed to DC overnight.
Mayor Adams is set to unveil a $114.5 billion city government budget proposal Thursday that includes more than $500 million in new homeless shelter funding, according to documents reviewed by the
One influential group of New Yorkers is exempt from paying the $9 congestion toll — politicians driven around by officers in NYPD vehicles at taxpayer expense.
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during in-person media availability at City Hall in New York on1, 2025. He was joined by NYPD Chief of Transportation Joseph Gulotta. During the briefing the mayor was peppered with questions about his attendance of inauguration of President Donald Trump and skipping local Martin Luther King Jr.
Tucker Carlson is the latest media personality Adams has spoken to about the impact illegal immigration has had on New York.