Mayor Eric Adams: King of NY Official Thread

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NYPD to rollback facial hair, uniform policies: report​

by: Mira Wassef, Katie Corrado

Posted: Feb 4, 2024 / 12:58 PM EST

Updated: Feb 4, 2024 / 03:02 PM EST

NEW YORK (PIX11) — New York’s Finest are going to look a lot like the New York Yankees.

The NYPD will soon implement a no-beard policy as well as other weather-related uniform restrictions, according to the New York Post.

“Uniform changes are coming rather quickly,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said in a video obtained by the Post. “No more beards in about a week. No open collars in about a week. We’re going back to weather restrictions on knit caps.”

In 2016, the NYPD relaxed the beard and turban policies for religious reasons to accommodate the number of Sikh cops joining the department. The new policy will also have religious exemptions, according to retired NYPD sergeant Joseph Giacalone.

Giacalone, currently a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the issue is that the department has gotten away from the uniform.

“They need to get back to that old-school mentality. It’s an important part of who you are as an NYPD officer,” Giacalone told PIX11 on Sunday. “If you look good and act good the public will respond in kind. If you don’t they will respond in the opposite way.”

The professor acknowledges there will be some pushback about the rollback but it will be a losing battle.

“The NYPD is understaffed by thousand of police officers and hundreds more are leaving every month. The department has much bigger issues to tackle. Is it really time to focus on beards and neckties?” Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said in a statement.

The NYPD would not comment on the new policy.

Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

 

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NYC license plate cheats skirted $108M in speed camera tickets last year, audit finds

The scourge of illegal or obscured license plates in New York comes as the MTA prepares to use license plate readers for its incoming congestion pricing tolls.

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I need to start concealing my plates

I got 4 speeding camera tickets in the last month that shyt is a pain in the ass

All you do in NYC is pay pay pay

fukk that I need a fake plate

 

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Scores of N.Y. Public Housing Workers Charged in Record Corruption Case

 

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New York City sees tightest rental market in more than five decades — POLITICO

The city's rental vacancy rate fell to its lowest level since 1968.

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Outrageous

 

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wtf

 

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50K NYC buildings need climate law compliance reviews. 11 DOB staffers have to do it.

Experts worry the lack of buildings department staff may undercut the promise of the city's landmark climate law.

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Landlords late to register 46K rent-stabilized apartments could soon face monthly fines

Landlords late to register their rent-stabilized apartments could face monthly fines of $500. An annual report for the state shows owners failed to register 46,000 fewer apartments last year.

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NYC fails controversial remote-learning snow day ‘test,’ public schools chancellor says

It’s the first time NYC Public Schools have implemented remote learning on a snow day since the district introduced the no-snow-day policy in 2022.

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NYC fails controversial remote-learning snow day ‘test,’ public schools chancellor says​

It’s the first time NYC Public Schools have implemented remote learning on a snow day since the district introduced the no-snow-day policy in 2022.

People walk through the blowing snow in Manhattan on Tuesday as a large winter storm makes its way across the area in New York.Spencer Platt / Getty Images

Feb. 13, 2024, 1:02 PM EST

By Mirna Alsharif

New York City's public schools chancellor said the city did not pass Tuesday's remote-learning “test” because of technical issues.

“As I said, this was a test. I don’t think that we passed this test,” David Banks said at a news briefing, adding that he felt "disappointed, frustrated and angry" as a result of the technical issues.

NYC Public Schools did a lot of work to prepare for the remote-learning day, Banks said, but shortly before 8 a.m. they were notified that parents and students were having difficulty signing on to remote learning.

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It is the first time the school system has implemented remote learning on a snow day since it introduced the no-snow-day policy in 2022. The district serves 1.1 million students in more than 1,800 schools.

Banks blamed the technical issues on IBM, which helps facilitate the city’s remote-learning program.

“IBM was not ready for prime time,” Banks said, adding that the company was overwhelmed with the surge of people signing on for school.

IBM has since expanded its capacity, and 850,000 students and teachers are currently online, Banks said.

“We’ll work harder to do better next time,” he said, adding that there will be a deeper analysis into what went wrong.

The new system is controversial among parents who lament the end of the snow days of their childhoods, dread a return to the frustrations that remote learning caused during the pandemic and argue that online learning is a far cry from the classroom.

Snowplows hit the street in New York City for first time in two years​

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On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams said parents who are not willing to navigate computers for their children’s remote learning represent “a sad commentary.”

Adams defended his words Tuesday, saying they were related to a specific question he was asked about parents who do not want to sign on to remote learning.

“That is not the energy we should be showing right now. Our children have to catch up. They need to be engaged,” he said.

Adams also blamed IBM for Tuesday’s remote-learning issues, saying he hopes the company will be able to provide the product the city is paying it for.

“IBM, I’m hoping this was a teaching moment for them, as well," Adams said.

In a statement, IBM said it has been working closely with New York City Public Schools "to address this situation as quickly as possible."

An IBM spokesperson said, “The issues have been largely resolved, and we regret the inconvenience to students and parents across the city."

New York City Public Schools were the outlier in implementing remote learning during Tuesday's storm. Hundreds of districts in Boston, Connecticut, Philadelphia and New York were shuttered for snow days.

 

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Another failure of the Adams admin

NYC needs a clean slate the council is a joke too they all need to go

 

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NYC sues TikTok, Instagram, and other social media companies over youth mental health crisis — Chalkbeat

The city joins hundreds of other cities and districts across the country seeking compensation and changes for what the mayor calls a ‘24/7 digital dystopia.’

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Eric failed to protect our children

 

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FBI searches FDNY chiefs' homes in corruption probe — NBC New York

FBI agents searched the homes of two FDNY chiefs in connection with a corruption investigation related to possible bribes in exchange for speedier building approvals, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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Eric participated in and fostered a culture of corruption in NYC

 

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