On July 3, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced a major gang takedown targeting the violent crew known as R2R (Road 2 Riches), responsible for at least 10 shootings, including one homicide, in East New York and Brownsville. The long-term investigation led to…
The City of New York has filed an amicus brief in federal court in support of Jose Luis, a former NYC public school student who was arrested during a routine immigration hearing. The brief, submitted in Jose Luis v. Larocco et al., underscores the public safety and legal risks of detaining individuals who are actively…
At the Injective Summit on June 26, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams reaffirmed his commitment to making NYC the global hub for digital assets and blockchain innovation. In a fireside chat with Forbes’ Nina Bambysheva, Adams discussed his early crypto adoption, called for the repeal of the state’s restrictive BitLicense, and emphasized the…
Mayor Eric Adams is putting the pedal to the metal on second chances — and it’s already paying off big. On June 25, Hizzoner cheered on 19 formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who just graduated from a city-backed truck driver training program — and every single one landed a job, some pulling in over $120K a…
With a brutal heat wave gripping the city, Mayor Eric Adams is calling on New Yorkers to dial down the AC and give the power grid a breather. In a statement released June 25, Hizzoner urged residents to crank thermostats up to the highest comfortable setting, shut off unused appliances, and hold off on running…
Mayor Eric Adams visited University Heights in the Bronx after a major five-alarm fire injured 15 people, including firefighters and EMS workers. He thanked the first responders for their bravery and stressed the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, which are believed to have caused the fire. The blaze started on the front porch of a 115-year-old…