Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

Back in the public eye for the first time in days after a brief health leave, New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave a fiery speech in which he shot down any possible resignation rumors. “Who started this stupid rumor that I was stepping down on Friday?

The future of Schenectady City Councilman Damonni Farley’s political career is up in the air following a major shake-up.

Members of the New York City Council want answers after an I-Team investigation revealed a top staffer for Mayor Eric Adams has had a financial relationship with the firm selected to privatize the city’s public health laboratory.

The City Council is launching a probe into revelations that a private real estate firm scored a deal to redevelop the city government’s public health lab just months after one of the

Adams rejected speculation that there have been negotiations with prosecutors that he would plead guilty to corruption charges and in exchange for no jail time would quit the mayoralty by week's end.

The new street sign, named for the Jerusalem museum built in 1953 as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust, is just a few steps from Park East Synagogue, the stately Orthodox congregation at 163 East 67th St. that’s been led for more than six decades by Rabbi Arthur Schneier, himself a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor.

The New York City mayor took a combative tone in a speech to clergy members after several days of absence from public appearances.

A small-scale homeless outreach program that Mayor Adams’ administration launched in late 2022 has proven effective. But the administration has told the Daily News for the first time that it

NEW YORK — New York City’s police commissioner unveiled a slate of initiatives Thursday designed to reduce recidivism and improve the quality of life on subways — two leading concerns of voters who will decide Mayor Eric Adams’ political fate this year.

Fans of Andrew Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man have plenty to look forward to thanks to Peacock. Per Peacock, February 1 will mark the beginning of The Amazing Spider-Man's time on the streaming platform.

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