Category: Eric Adams

New York City Mayor to Scrap Private Business Vaccine Mandate, School Mask Rules

New York City’s private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate and school masking requirement will be lifted soon, the city’s mayor said Feb. 27. But Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, is still not rescinding the mandate that forces workers to get vaccinated, as New York continues to be the most reluctant locale in the nation in rolling…


New York Mayor to Scrap Private Business Vaccine Mandate, School Mask Rules

New York’s private business COVID-19 vaccine and school masking mandates will be lifted soon, the city’s mayor has said. However, Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, still isn’t rescinding the mandate that forces workers to get vaccinated, as New York continues to be the most reluctant locale in the nation in rolling back rules imposed during…


New York City to Phase Out Vaccine Mandate in Coming Weeks: Mayor

New York City has a plan to phase out COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates in the coming weeks, said Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday. “I can’t wait to get it done … I’m not going to get ahead of the science because I’m ready to get ahead of all of this and get back to…


Mayor Eric Adams Is Half Right

Commentary It is usually Republicans who blast the media for what they consider biased or unfair coverage of their policies, but increasingly we are hearing Democrats engaging in the same behavior, apparently frustrated their agenda is not being embraced by some of their fellow Democrats and the public. Earlier this month, New York City Mayor…


New York City Fires Nearly 1,500 Workers For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine: Mayor

New York Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that 1,430 public-sector workers in the city were fired for failing to meet a Feb. 11 deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As many as 4,000 city workers were given notice in January to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. Three-quarters of those workers had…


New Anti-Crime Unit Helps, But NYC Mayor Must Not Recoil in Times of Pressure, Policing Experts Say

New York Mayor Eric Adams’ new anti-crime unit, which will debut in a week or so, is tasked with going after gun-related crimes as murders and shootings climb in the city. Policing experts warn that because the unit will deal with armed suspects most of the time, its members have a higher chance of being…


NYC Mayor Apologizes for Using Slur Against White People in Unearthed Video

New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized Friday after a video surfaced showing him calling white NYPD officers a racist slur during an event in 2019. A video obtained by several news outlets showed Adams, a Democrat, telling people at a private event that “every day in the police department, I kicked those crackers’ [expletive].”…


New York City Mayor Unveils Plan to Stop Shootings

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday released a plan to end shootings in the metropolis, which has recorded significant increases in crime since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat the problem, the New York Police Department (NYPD) will ramp up efforts to patrol neighborhoods and seize illegal guns, while improving partnerships…


NYC Mayor Asks Washington to Help Control ‘Flow of Guns’ Into the City After Police Shot

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling on the federal government to step in and help block the “constant flow” of guns into his city after two NYPD officers were shot and one of them killed. During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Sunday, Adams said the coordination with the federal government…


NYC Mayor Asks Washington to Help Control ‘Flow of Guns’ Into City After Officers Shot

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling on the federal government to step in and help block the “constant flow” of guns into his city after two NYPD officers were shot, one fatally. During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Jan. 23, Adams said the coordination with the federal government would be…