Mayor Adams says Manhattan stabbing spree was ‘byproduct’ of push to reduce Rikers jail population
Mayor Eric Adams argued Tuesday that last week’s horrific stabbing spree in Manhattan was the “byproduct” of efforts to ...
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'The system is broken' Adams addresses criticism of how stabbing spree suspect was on the streets
The question has been, and remains, why was Rivera on the streets, especially with a long criminal history and severe mental ...
Adams pushes Albany for action on taking troubled homeless off streets involuntarily after deadly Manhattan stabbing spree
Everybody said I was inhumane, that we just want to institutionalize people,” Adams said. “Well, this is the result. This is ...
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Mayor Adams blames 'failed' system after man accused of fatal stabbing spree in Manhattan
"It is a clear example of a criminal justice system and mental health system that continues to fail New Yorkers," Mayor Eric ...
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On Politics: Maybe Eric Adams isn’t leaving anytime soon
Two months after getting indicted on corruption charges, it doesn’t look like Mayor Eric Adams is going anywhere — not yet, ...
3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says
Three unprovoked stabbings across Manhattan Monday morning that left two men and one woman dead show how the criminal justice ...
U.S. attorney Damian Williams to resign before Eric Adams, Diddy cases go to trial
The federal prosecutor who has overseen the cases involving the conviction of Sen. Robert Menendez and Sam Bankman-Fried, and ...
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Damian Williams to resign as Manhattan’s top prosecutor after hard-charging tenure
Damian Williams will resign as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, he announced Monday, creating a vacancy atop the powerful ...
Grand jury indicts homeless man accused in stabbing deaths of 3, Manhattan DA says
Ramon Rivera was arrested by police Monday after they say he fatally stabbed a construction worker, a single mother and a ...
Homeless man allegedly kills two, critically wounds one in stabbing spree in Manhattan
The first attack occurred around 8:20 a.m. in Chelsea when the attacker approached a 36-year-old construction worker outside ...
Federal prosecutors push back on Mayor Adams’ early trial bid, citing shifting stance on key docs
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors are opposing Mayor Eric Adams’ request for an early start to his criminal trial on corruption ...