#Mayor Eric Adams calls on New Yorkers to fight crime

#Mayor Eric Adams calls on New Yorkers to fight crime

“Mayor Eric Adams calls on New Yorkers to fight crime” These are lightly edited remarks Mayor Eric Adams made Monday night at the Association for a Better New York’s 17th Annual Spirit of ABNY Celebration. I’m just so concerned about America. It’s not only New York. I don’t know what has happened to us as…

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#NYC nixes plan for second homeless shelter in Chinatown

#NYC nixes plan for second homeless shelter in Chinatown

“NYC nixes plan for second homeless shelter in Chinatown” City Hall has nixed plans to open a new homeless shelter in Chinatown, following a wave of complaints from local residents that their Lower Manhattan neighborhood was being overwhelmed by needy New Yorkers. The Department of Homeless Services told residents Monday it was ending its effort…

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#Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter HQ into a homeless shelter

#Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter HQ into a homeless shelter

“Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter HQ into a homeless shelter” Elon Musk tweeted that San Francisco’s homeless should move into Twitter’s headquarters — and Jeff Bezos chimed in to support the idea. The world’s richest man posted the tweet — which noted that Twitter’s staff are primarily working remotely — just days after it…

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#Eric Adams eyes building specialized schools in each NYC borough

#Eric Adams eyes building specialized schools in each NYC borough

“Eric Adams eyes building specialized schools in each NYC borough” Mayor Eric Adams floated building five new specialized high schools, one in each borough, with admissions criteria beyond standardized tests, according to a report. They would screen with “a different criteria that doesn’t have to only be standardized testing,” he said in a Zoom interview…

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