“We were told they would not meet with us, speak with us, engage with us in any substantive ways if we didn’t complete a seven-page Google doc.' Dana Rubinstein and Nicholas Fandos on the mayor's unpopular new online form: shorturl.at/iltA3

This will evidently also apply to members of Congress.

The city's deputy director of federal affairs emailed House offices on Wednesday informing of them of the 'new and exciting tool,' according to an email shared w/NYT. He recommended they bookmark it for easy access.

'In 1967, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller announced a plan to give rats contraceptives by dissolving a form of estrogen used in human birth control pills in a vegetable oil solution and dipping meat and grains in it.' by Emma G. Fitzsimmons nytimes.com/2024/04/10/nyr…

Statement from Mayor Eric Adams’s office on the rat contraceptive bill:

“The major question is whether the city can finally get rat birth control right.” ⁦Emma G. Fitzsimmons⁩ nytimes.com/2024/04/10/nyr…

Last July, the The New York Times broke the story about DocGo's no-bid migrant services contract with #NYC — for $432m — and allegations of abuse and mistreatment of migrants by the company or its subcontractors. Now we learn the city will soon end the contract nytimes.com/2024/04/09/nyr…

Come for the great rat photos by Lucia Buricelli; stay for the 1967 story from our archive about Gov. Rockefeller trying to give rats contraceptives by dissolving a hormone from human birth control pills in vegetable oil and dipping meat in it: shorturl.at/bvHI5

*New* A City Council bill being introduced on Thursday would deploy contraceptives in hopes of reducing the rat population and protecting wildlife like Flaco: shorturl.at/bvHI5

4 potential mayoral candidates both next year and in 2029 sitting together at the NAN convention

Great Jason DeParle story today on new federal aid to feed children in the summer, and the states that have turned it down: nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/…

Mayor Adams says it's not 'realistic' for him to ride NYC subway to work every day

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Eric Adams, asked by Jeff Mays about his reluctance to criticize the NYPD, says: 'You don't chastise your people in public. You praise them in public & chastise them in private. There are things I see wrong, trust me. I'll call a commissioner & tell him this is not acceptable.'

“Can I comment on A, B, C or D? No.” @nycmayor says when asked about ongoing federal investigation. Says the public will “read everything in my book.”

Mayor Eric Adams, asked why he doesn't take the subway as much as Mike Bloomberg, says he loves riding the subway but he can't always take it (and takes his SUV) because he has calls and events every half hour. 'I gotta be realistic, not only idealistic.'

Eric Adams laughs off the federal investigation into his fundraising: 'There have been things that have been thrown at me. There have been accusations, and it still comes out: The guy follows the rules. I sleep well at night with my little teddy bear because I follow the rules.'

Mayor Eric Adams, asked if he could elaborate on the flight benefits he received and why they're not improper and whether he might reimburse the airline: 'No, I'm not elaborating. I have attorneys... Let the review take its course. It's not going to be reviewed in the press.'

Mayor Eric Adams, asked about Dana Rachlin's lawsuit, says he's known her since he was a state senator and that Maddrey and Chell have done an 'amazing job of driving down crime.' Ingrid Lewis Martin adds that people are innocent until proven guilty.

Mayor Eric Adams, asked about hiring a celebrity lawyer to defend him in a sexual assault lawsuit and whether he's worried, says: 'I don't know how someone becomes a celebrity lawyer. Am I a celebrity mayor?... I've made clear - never happened. It's not who I am.'

Mayor Eric Adams, asked about drips of news in the federal investigation into his fundraising, says: 'This office won't involve in any way in drips, drips, drips... I follow laws. I have great attorneys. My job is to run the city... let the process take its course.'

At a time when Mayor Eric Adams is being criticized for halting the expansion of universal 3K, a potential 2025 challenger wants to make afterschool universal.