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The Political Scene Podcast

Eric Adams and Donald Trump’s Curious Alliance

“Donald Trump ran for President promising vengeance,” the staff writer Eric Lach says. “The Adams situation is in some ways fascinating because it’s part of the demonstration of the flip side of that—which is leniency for friends.”
The Lede

Danielle Sassoon’s American Bravery

A conservative prosecutor in New York makes the first bold move against Donald Trump’s rampaging Presidency.
Second Read

A Hundred-and-Nineteen-Year-Old Book That Explains Eric Adams

“Plunkitt of Tammany Hall,” a collection of political sermons attributed to a crooked machine boss, is a handy reference for New York City’s current political chaos.
The Lede

What Eric Adams’s Chief Adviser Knows About Loyalty

Newly obtained e-mails show that Ingrid Lewis-Martin stuck with Adams even when she feared for her safety. Will she stay by his side through a federal investigation?
The Lede

The Most Obvious Scandal in the History of New York City

Mayor Eric Adams swaggered right into a corruption indictment.
The Political Scene Podcast

Is Eric Adams Impervious to Scandal?

How Eric Adams’s bizarre nature became one of his greatest political assets.
Our Local Correspondents

Eric Adams Stays Focussed, Avoids Distractions, and Grinds

As members of his inner circle get investigated by the F.B.I., the Mayor of New York City, quarantining with COVID, tries to play it cool.
The Lede

Could Eric Adams Lose Next Year?

The hosts of a plugged-in New York City politics podcast wonder if the Mayor is really as weak as his political opponents believe.
Daily Comment

What Kind of Trouble Is Eric Adams In?

New York City’s mayor has downplayed the federal investigation into his campaign fund-raising, but, by dodging questions and obfuscating, he’s invited even more public scrutiny.
Our Local Correspondents

The Luxury Office Development That Became a Horrific Migrant Shelter

In Brooklyn, hundreds of men have languished in a city-run facility, taking cold showers, eating bad food, and sleeping inches from one another.
The Political Scene Podcast

How New York, a City of Immigrants, Became Home to a Migrant Crisis

Eric Lach discusses why Eric Adams—who once personally welcomed buses of asylum seekers at the Port Authority—is now saying that migrants are going to “destroy New York City.”
Q. & A.

Why So Many Migrants Are Coming to New York

Untangling the politics, policies, and messaging behind the current crisis.
Our Local Correspondents

A Pizza Shop in the Middle of New York’s Migrant Crisis

An immigrant small-business owner sees himself in the asylum seekers who were sleeping on the street outside his restaurant in midtown.
Our Columnists

Jordan Neely’s Death and a Critical Moment in the Homelessness Crisis

After the homeless young man was killed on the subway, there has been a rare flash of national attention on the issue. Can the outrage be harnessed for actual change?
The Political Scene Podcast

The Fraudster Mentored by New York’s Mayor

A deep look at a shady friend of Mayor Eric Adams as he increases his national profile.
Our Local Correspondents

The Mayor and the Con Man

Eric Adams’s friends and allies have puzzled over his relationship with Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader.
Shouts & Murmurs

The Ultimate Subway-Safety Plan

After a century of unequal access, unequal maintenance, and unequal attention, it’s time for a system that reliably serves no one.
Our Local Correspondents

Why Thousands of People Are Left Out of New York City’s Daily Homeless Census

A nonprofit news outlet has spent the past half year publishing more complete data on homelessness. Eric Adams’s administration says it plans to start doing the same.
Our Local Correspondents

The Resistance of Anarchy Row

While holding out against Eric Adams’s street cleanups, residents of a New York City homeless encampment mourn one of their own, and consider their options.
Q. & A.

What Da Homeless Hero Makes of Eric Adams’s Policies

Shams DaBaron was a fierce critic of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s treatment of homeless New Yorkers. Now he’s collaborating with the new Mayor.