He turns on his heel, exuding the calm of a man whose anger has escaped his body. The small crowd that has gathered on the other side of the turnstiles breaks into a mix of heckling and applause. As Adams strides back up the subway steps to his waiting car, a voice calls out behind him: “Would you take the upgrades again, Mr. Mayor?”

No outgoing mayor has reportedly taken such action in the Rent Guidelines Board’s 56-year history. And though the new mayor could try to remove appointees, doing so would require legal cause — a high bar that would tie up the administration in unnecessary litigation and delays.

Hassan Naveed, who was fired from City Hall last year, claimed in a lawsuit that he was asked what he thought about “beheaded babies.”

Hizzoner is planning to appoint at least six new members to the Rent Guidelines Board, completely remaking the majority of the nine-person board ahead of Zohran Mamdani’s expected mayoralty,

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a national first, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that 51 public schools will be in direct contact with 911 in the event of an active shooter via a new Emergency Alert System.

The flood-prone zone straddling the Brooklyn-Queens border gets a plan to reduce flooding and end reliance on septic tanks.

Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani hit his opponent former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for appearing courtside with sitting Mayor Eric Adams (D) at Wednesday night’s Knicks game following the final mayoral debate.