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  1. just asking questions
    Christine Quinn Says Hochul Keeps Being UnderestimatedThe former City Council Speaker discusses New York’s political turmoil, why she’s not excited about a possible Cuomo comeback.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. the city politic
    What Eric Adams Says About Trump Behind Closed Doors“Have faith that I know what I’m doing and I know how to navigate this.”
    By David Freedlander
  3. we’ll do it live
    New York Mayor Eric Adams
    The Eric Adams Legal Drama Goes Into Overtime: Live UpdatesJudge Dale Ho has appointed an independent attorney to test the DOJ’s request to dismiss the charges.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  4. politics
    Kathy Hochul Wouldn’t Risk the Cost of Ousting AdamsShe’s trying a containment strategy instead.
    By Ross Barkan
  5. the law
    Donald Trump Faces Sentencing For New York Criminal Conviction
    The Justice Department’s Existential Crisis Is Self-InflictedTrump’s DOJ didn’t just bungle the Eric Adams case, it foolishly forfeited its credibility and institutional independence.
    By Elie Honig
  6. the city politic
    Mayor Eric Adams
    How New York’s Black Leaders Are Trying to Move Past Eric AdamsThe mayor has become a national embarrassment, and the city’s Black political leaders are working to line up candidates to defeat him.
    By Errol Louis
  7. just asking questions
    The Adams Quid Pro Quo Is Unlike Anything Since WatergateFormer U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance says this week’s drama is shocking in a different, possibly more disturbing way than the Nixon scandal.
    By Nia Prater
  8. the city politic
    Kathy Hochul’s Enormous Decision Over Eric AdamsWill she ditch the city’s incredibly beleaguered mayor?
    By Ross Barkan
  9. the city politic
    After a Little Help From Trump, Eric Adams Thinks He Can WinWatch out, Andrew Cuomo.
    By David Freedlander
  10. the city politic
    Federal Prosecutors Told to Drop Charges Against Eric Adams: Live UpdatesLooks like the mayor’s Trump outreach might have paid off. Here are the latest developments and reactions.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  11. the city politic
    Trump Now Has Eric Adams on a Short LeashExpect more of the mayor’s feverish, embarrassing efforts to curry favor with the president.
    By Errol Louis
  12. the city politic
    Is Mayor Andrew Cuomo Inevitable?There are compelling arguments for a Cuomo victory — and several more for a flameout.
    By Ross Barkan
  13. the city politic
    Does New York City Even Have a Mayor Anymore?Eric Adams has receded from view. Others are starting to fill the power vacuum.
    By Errol Louis
  14. the city politic
    Mayor Eric Adams
    How Desperate Will Eric Adams Get for Trump’s Pardon?The mayor is heading to Mar-a-Lago for a meetup with the president-elect.
    By Chas Danner
  15. the city politic
    The Mayoral Race Has Begun. Everyone Is Frozen.There are lots of candidates, and plenty of scandal and drama — but mostly there is waiting.
    By David Freedlander
  16. the city politic
    The Miracle of Universal Pre-KTen years in, Bill de Blasio and his allies explain how they did it — and what future mayors could learn from their success.
    By Bryce Covert
  17. the city politic
    New York City’s Next Mayor Needs YouThe 2025 mayoral race is already in total flux. That offers a perfect moment to start talking to a candidate.
    By Errol Louis
  18. the city politic
    Finding Jordan NeelyHe had places he belonged and people looking out for him. How did he end up dying, alone, at the hands of a stranger on the subway?
    By Lisa Miller
  19. the city politic
    The 10 Local Charities I’m Supporting on Giving TuesdayHere are some of the best organizations that help our neighbors who need food and tackle the toughest forms of mental illness and substance abuse.
    By Errol Louis
  20. the city politic
    Will Eric Adams Defend the City From Trump’s Mass Deportation?This mayor (or the next one) faces a critical test.
    By Errol Louis
  21. the city politic
    Trump’s Big Win Was Also a Win for Eric AdamsLooking at New York’s post-election landscape.
    By Errol Louis
  22. early and often
    San Francisco Mayor London Breed Concedes
    Democrats Can’t Offer Voters Less for MoreIn super-expensive places like San Francisco and New York, voters have the right to ask what they’re getting in return.
    By Ross Barkan
  23. the city politic
    What Kamala Harris Needs to Do to Win Over More Black Men“You’re going to pick on Black men and blame us for everything. What did you deliver to Black men in the past four years?”
    By Errol Louis
  24. the city politic
    Hey Democrats, Don’t Panic — Here’s WhyThe polls are tight, but there are a lot of tremendously positive signs for Kamala Harris.
    By Errol Louis
  25. what we know
    The Key People Caught Up in the Eric Adams InvestigationsFederal agents have grabbed a lot of phones. Here’s who they belong to.
    By Nia Prater, Chas Danner, and Benjamin Hart
  26. the city politic
    City HaulHow much longer can the Eric Adams machine last?
    By Andrew Rice
  27. politics
    New Poll Paints Extremely Bleak Picture for Eric AdamsMore than two-thirds of New Yorkers indicated in a new Marist poll that the mayor should resign in the wake of the federal indictment against him.
    By Nia Prater
  28. eric adams
    The Flamboyant Lawyer Trying to Keep Eric Adams From PrisonAlex Spiro has won big for Jay-Z and Alec Baldwin. The mayor may be his toughest case yet.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  29. liveblog
    Adams Indictment Fallout Continues: Live UpdatesAnother top aide resigned on Monday.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  30. the city politic
    What Black Political Leaders Are Saying Behind Closed Doors About Eric AdamsQuietly laying the groundwork for his departure and a successor.
    By Errol Louis
  31. media
    The Secretive Alliance Between the New York Post and Eric AdamsRupert Murdoch’s paper helped elect the mayor, and it hasn’t quite given up on him yet.
    By Noah Shachtman
  32. the city politic
    Eric Adams Quietly Changed City Hall’s Succession Plan After IndictmentFirst Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who is also under federal investigation, got a new potential replacement.
    By Nolan Hicks
  33. eric adams indictment
    The Bribes That Made Eric Adams MayorProsecutors portray Eric Adams as obsessed with raising campaign money, no matter how illegal.
    By Sean Piccoli
  34. politics
    What Happens If Adams Steps Down or Is Removed From Office?A look at the possible next steps in this unprecedented moment in New York City’s history.
    By Nia Prater
  35. the city politic
    The Other Eric Adams ScandalThe NYPD shot a fare evader, a cop, and two bystanders. He defends it.
    By Choire Sicha
  36. just asking questions
    Where Are the New York City Corruption Probes Going?A former SDNY prosecutor on the recent raids targeting top city officials and when charges might be filed.
    By Nia Prater
  37. the city politic
    Kathy Hochul Is Trying to Prove Nancy Pelosi WrongThe former Speaker criticized the governor. Hochul has an answer.
    By Errol Louis
  38. the city politic
    Does Eric Adams Know How Much Trouble He’s In?The mayor loves to wave off scandals, but this time may be different.
    By Errol Louis
  39. the city politic
    Kamala Harris and the New Politics of JoyPositivity and love may turn out to be the most potent weapons available against creeping authoritarianism.
    By Errol Louis
  40. the city politic
    The New York Times Is Making a Huge MistakeMaking endorsements in local races is one of the newspaper’s core responsibilities.
    By Errol Louis
  41. the city politic
    Ford Motor Co. battery powered F-150 Lightning trucks under production at their Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan
    The Politics of Electric Vehicles Looms Large in Swing StatesTrump’s anti-EV rhetoric is a gift to Kamala Harris.
    By Errol Louis
  42. the city politic
    The Memes Have Been Great. Now Kamala Harris Needs to Talk About This.Both two-term Democratic presidents since FDR shared a clear policy focus.
    By Errol Louis
  43. the city politic
    National Action Network Protests Harvard President's Resignation Outside Alum Bill Ackman's Office
    Is Brad Lander the Progressive to Beat Eric Adams?The mayor draws his strongest challenger yet.
    By Ben Max
  44. the city politic
    The Fight for Eric Garner Isn’t OverOn police misconduct, City Hall and the NYPD have gone back to business as usual.
    By Errol Louis
  45. the city politic
    A New Yorker votes in Queens.
    New York’s Judicial Elections Are a Lot Like the SubwayThe way New York judges get elected makes little sense to voters. It also works surprisingly well.
    By Errol Louis
  46. the city politic
    The Case for Forcing the Mentally Ill Into TreatmentThe liberal campaign against involuntary care went too far.
    By Freddie deBoer
  47. the power trip
    Michael Cohen.
    Jerry Nadler Says Michael Cohen Is a Con Man AgainTrump’s former fixer may be a resistance hero, but that doesn’t mean New York Democrats will vote for him.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  48. the city politic
    Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams attend St.
    Hochul and Adams Are Thinking About Unmasking Subway RidersThe governor has joined the mayor in expressing an openness to some form of a subway mask ban, citing a risk of crime.
    By Nia Prater
  49. trump on trial
    The Courage of Alvin Bragg’s ConvictionDespite the many doubters, the Manhattan district attorney’s steady, methodical approach to prosecuting Donald Trump prevailed.
    By Errol Louis
  50. the city politic
    Protesting New York City's segregated school system
    Why Are New York City Schools Still So Segregated?Seventy years after Brown v. Board, the city is refusing to deal with the problem.
    By Errol Louis
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