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Mayor Adams is coming under a deluge of criticism from public school parents and political rivals who are bristling over what they see as his administration’s insufficient response to Friday’s dangerous flash floods across the city. But Adams, who did not deliver any public remarks Thursday to warn about the forecasted storm, dismissed the pushback, arguing his team stepped in and alerted New ...

The mayor will meet with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and other lawmakers to make his pitch.

Thousands signed a petition supporting district superintendent Philip Composto, and hundreds attended a virtual rally on Thursday.