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Three dozen New York City youth and immigration organizations signed onto a letter Wednesday to demand Mayor Adams allocate $4 million to broaden services the city's public schools can offer to students or their parents who speak little to no English.
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber laid out an austere view of MTA finances Monday in his first public appearance since Gov. Hochul's last-minute halt on congestion pricing last week.
Gennaro, a moderate Democrat representing central Queen, leveled the blistering charge in reference to comments senior Adams adviser Tiffany Raspberry made last week about a Council bill that seeks to expand the chamber's power to block certain top hires the mayor makes.
Bernardo Raul Castro Mata, 19, was also charged with assault, criminal possession of a weapon, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration in the Monday shootout.
Top officials in Mayor Adams' administration defended his stance that the City Council should not be granted the power to approve many mayoral appointments, arguing Tuesday that doing so would mark a return to the days of political patronage that defined the Tammany Hall era.