Sunday saw the fifth consecutive day of protests at Columbia University,
Braun, who helped bring the exhibit to the United States, gave a speech at an opening party where Mayor Adams also spoke.
Protesters interrupted New York City Mayor Eric Adams by storming the stage as he was giving a speech on Tuesday morning, accusing him of taking money "from the rich" and serving the interests of lobbyists.
Eric Adams is one of the most unpopular mayors in New York history. And on Monday, travelers were reminded of his low approval rating when a disruptive passenger verbally attacked him while he was on a flight heading back to New York from Miami. — Read the rest
People gather to watch the solar eclipse outside the Brooklyn Public Library main branch on April 8, 2024. The mayor has restored some of his unpopular cuts but is resisting calls to fully fund libraries and seven-day service at over 200 branches. [ more › ]
Councilmember Sandy Nurse speaks during a rally for immigrant rights at City Hall on May 11, 2023. The councilmembers cited Gothamist's reporting on more than 700 lawsuits from women claiming they were sexually assaulted in city jails. [ more › ]
New York City Councilmember Lincoln Restler speaks at a press conference outside City Hall on Sept. 12, 2023. The scheduled oversight hearing comes after multiple councilmembers griped about the new protocol. [ more › ]
An attacker punched a New York University female administrator in the face in broad daylight Wednesday — yet another episode in a growing series of random assaults against women in New York City.What are the details?NYU campus safety issued an alert saying a "male-presenting" attacker punched the right side of the administrator's face "without any provocation or words being exchanged" just after 10:30 a.m. on the south sidewalk of Washington Square North between 5th Avenue and Washington Square...
Representative Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi was among at least 108 people arrested as police in riot gear moved in to break up the anti-Israel protest that rocked Columbia University in New York.New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference Thursday evening to say that university President Nemat Shafik had asked police to eliminate a "clear and present threat" to campus safety.Tensions had been at their peak since protesters pitched their tents on the university's south lawn at 4...
When a male punched a security officer for San Jose's Democratic Mayor Matt Mahan on Tuesday evening, a KRON-TV camera was rolling and recorded the entire two-minute fight — as well as what preceded it — since the station was interviewing Mahan on South 1st Street at the time.What are the details?The station said Mahan was in the area for a restaurant opening, and during the interview, a male pedestrian is seen in the video on his phone and walking past the mayor on the right.KRON said the...
The Senate approved the national security supplemental on Tuesday night, by a vote of 75-17. The legislation combined the four bills that were approved by the House over the weekend. After months of pushing the Biden administration to do more to pressure Israel to change its conduct in its war in Gaza, Democrats in Congress ultimately approved $26 billion in aid for Israel, including approximately $9 billion in global humanitarian aid (how much would go to Gaza, to be determined). In the Senate,...
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