NYC vaccine mandate to end

Mayor Eric Adams is expected to announce the lifting of vaccine mandates on restaurants, bars, and theaters as soon as March 7.

NYC subway crime crackdown: 143 arrests, 1,500 tickets

The NYPD has arrested 143 people in the city's subways and removed 455 people from trains and stations in the first week of a crackdown on crime and the presence of homeless people in the transit system. Cops also issued 1,553 tickets for rule violations.

NYC proof of vaccination rule for restaurants, gyms ends March 7

Starting Monday, March 7, you will no longer be required to show proof of COVID vaccination when you go to a restaurant, bar, gym, or entertainment venue.

NYC subway homeless encampments being removed

The city says it is dismantling every homeless encampment it finds in the subway.

Adams hints that NYC vax mandate could end soon

While he was vague on a specific timeline, Mayor Eric Adams said that he cannot wait to get rid of the city's vaccine mandates.

3 NYC subway stabbings in one day

Mayor Eric Adams has promised to crack down on transit crime and homelessness as a rash of subway attacks continues.

NYC subway safety plan includes cops, outreach workers, mental health experts

Mayor Eric Adams says he will clean up the city's increasingly dangerous subway stations by removing the homeless and enforcing transit rules.

NYPD school safety agents could be reduced under budget plan

Under a preliminary budget introduced by Mayor Eric Adams, the number of school safety agents would be permanently reduced by the hundreds. But some parents object to that, saying that their children need to be safe in schools.

NYC Mayor Adams outlines first budget proposal

Adams said he plans to take a surgical approach to fighting the city's crime problems.

NYC Vaccine Mandate: More than 1,000 city workers fired

New York City has fired more than a thousand municipal workers who failed to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Eric Adams taking on drill rap, social media

Mayor Eric Adams made national headlines when he called out social media companies for their responsibility in promoting violence in drill rap videos and vowed to put a plan in motion to stop the gunfire.

Emotional Mayor Adams asks for help stopping gun violence in NYC

On the same day that police responded to three shootings within a few hours across multiple boroughs, Mayor Eric Adams delivered a tearful address as he pledge to stop gun violence.

NYC Mayor Adams asks NY lawmakers for funding to make streets safer

Mayor Adams came armed with a list of key initiatives he says will help the city rebound from the pandemic and boost the economy.

NYC Mayor Adams apologizes for using racial slur in 2019 video

In a speech about his rise through the ranks of the NYPD, Adams can be heard using a racial slur to refer to other officers he outperformed.

President Biden in NYC: Nation must unite to end shootings

President Joe Biden is pledging to New Yorkers and the nation that the federal government will step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities to stop the surging bloodshed. Biden told police, law enforcement officials and others Thursday at the city's police headquarters that "We can do something about this."

Vegan Fridays at NYC Public Schools

How does a vegan veggie taco sound for lunch? On Friday, students at the largest school district in the United States will have vegan options for foods.

NYC crime up nearly 40 percent, NYPD says

Shootings, rapes, robberies, assaults, and burglaries all saw increases in New York City last month.

NYC Mayor Adams defends dinner with Andrew Cuomo

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended having dinner with disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week saying it was about "governance, not politics."

Is NYC safe? Crime and violence: perception vs. complicated reality

A string of high-profile violence in New York City has frayed nerves. The crimes included a teenage fast-food cashier shot to death, a woman pushed to her death in front of a subway train, an 11-month-old wounded by a stray bullet, and the killing of two police officers.