The Cops
The Cops Are (Mostly) Sweating Out the Eric Adams Era
Cop unions lined up behind Adams on Thursday, with one major exception.
Correct Opinions
Poetry in Hypermotion: Stop Shoving Subway Poems Between Lottery Ads
The MTA's ad screens allot just 15 seconds for poems displayed through the MTA's Poetry in Motion program. That's not enough time!!!
Morning Spew
Does the NYT Want Culture Writing or TikTok Videos?
Plus: Adams on Fox, what Trump and Epstein have in common, and other nefarious behavior to start your weekend off right.
$20 Dinner
Bushwick's Turbo Pizza Has Detroit-Style Pies, Throwback Vibes
It's as if your friendly neighborhood dive got an infrastructural upgrade, and a ton of good pizza.
Going Places
Mayor Adams's 15 mph E-Bike Speed Limit Rolls Forward—But How Would It Even Work?
How will it be enforced? What impact will it have on New York City street safety? How long will it really last?
Morning Spew
Immigrants Sue Trump Administration to Stop ICE's Courthouse Dragnet
An attempt to finally stop the carnage in Lower Manhattan and other links to start your day.
The Cops
Former NYPD Commissioner Alleges Mayor Adams Oversaw 'Coordinated Criminal Conspiracy' in Wild Lawsuit
A spokesperson for the mayor pushed back by alleging that former interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon—whom Adams appointed—was "ineffective."
Fresh Hell
Another New York Public Radio CEO Departs
Current President and CEO LaFontaine Oliver will move to a new role in the organization, which says it has reduced a budget gap after rounds of staff cuts.
Cultural Capital
Paragon Will Return—With Help from Techno Legend Kevin Saunderson
The Bed-Stuy nightclub closed in April, but will reopen to dance music devotees in August.
Morning Spew
Andrew Cuomo's Comeback Video Raised Over $100,000…For Zohran Mamdani
Plus, more news for your Wednesday morning.
Paying Rent
Meet Kenny Burgos, Your Landlord's Favorite TikTok Star
The former state Assemblymember is taking a page out of his old high school classmate Zohran Mamdani's book to post walk-and-talk videos online.