Boroughs in Brief

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is awash with unlicensed weed shops — and the budding problem continues to grow worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor Hochul visited “The View” on Wednesday, touting her efforts to tackle crime during her 30-month governorship, defending a polarizing new subway safety plan and offering a new account of her rise to the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

City and state authorities have launched a sprawling interagency task force to combat so-called ghost cars carrying missing, modified or counterfeit license plates, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul said Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city is currently spending more money on housing and services per migrant than it did last summer, despite projections from Mayor Adams showing the overall price tag for the crisis is dropping thanks to reductions in the number of asylum seekers in the city’s care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday revived bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin that were dismissed after a lower court found the feds failed to establish sufficient evidence of a quid pro quo between him and a campaign donor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor Hochul, who was weighed down by voter fears about crime in her closer-than-expected reelection victory in 2022, often says that public safety is her single most pressing priority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Governor Hochul is deploying 750 members of the Guard and 250 state and MTA police officers to subway stations to inspect passengers’ bags following a spate of violent incidents across the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An attorney for Mayor Adams said Tuesday there’s nothing to suggest he’s the “target” of any criminal probe in the wake of FBI raids at the homes of Winnie Greco, a top City Hall adviser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city is creating a $50 million fund that will serve as collateral for minority-owned businesses attempting to secure loans for work on affordable housing projects, Mayor Adams announced Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The City Council’s latest tax revenue projection far exceeds the most recent forecast put out by Mayor Adams’ team — giving the chamber’s Democrats a new leg to stand on as they brace for a contentious budget battle that’s expected to center on whether to reverse the mayor’s cuts to public services and agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FBI agents on Thursday raided two Bronx homes owned by Winnie Greco, a top aide to Mayor Adams, multiple sources confirmed to the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mayor Adams unveiled a new economic plan Wednesday geared toward addressing climate change and creating 5,000 new jobs — and which his administration predicted will generate $55 billion of “economic impact” for the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cost of comparable migrant services provided by contractors hired by Mayor Adams’ administration “varied widely” and came in “significantly higher” than what the city typically pays, leading to mismanaged taxpayer dollars, a report released Tuesday by city Comptroller Brad Lander revealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden Monday was set to visit New York Monday afternoon for his second campaign trip of the month to the Big Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A renewed push to weed out the estimated 2,500 unlicensed cannabis shops in the city rolled forward Friday, another effort in what so far has been a largely losing battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

City transportation officials are asking Albany pols to expand New York City’s red-light camera program, which is set to end this year as fatalities from light-running reach a record high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mayor Adams called off a plan Wednesday to cut all city agency budgets by 5% this spring — but also announced he’s going to slash nearly $600 million in projected spending on housing and services for newly-arrived migrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats found reasons for optimism after scoring a special congressional election victory in swing Long Island territory last week, but President Biden continues to show signs of weakness in deep-blue New York, according to a statewide Siena College poll published Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

E-bike safety checks and enforcement would be a key role of the new city agency Mayor Adams is contemplating to regulate New York’s growing food and package delivery industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mayor Adams’ administration sued the owners of five major social media platforms Wednesday with an aim to hold them “financially responsible” for the city’s youth mental health crisis, joining a wave of similar legal actions brought by jurisdictions across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four New Yorkers who are either at risk of becoming homeless or already living in the shelter system sued Mayor Adams on Wednesday for refusing to implement a package of laws that’d make it easier for them to access the city’s rental assistance program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mayor Adams pushed back Tuesday on new state legislation that seeks to outlaw the 30- and 60-day limits his administration has put on migrants staying in New York City shelters, saying his policies constitute a “successful humanitarian response.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two progressive New York lawmakers are taking aim at 30- and 60-day migrant shelter stay limits in the latest challenge to the Adams administration’s controversial policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 NYC migrant shelters to face new 11 p.m. curfew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The City Council empowered Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday to take legal action against Mayor Adams over his refusal to implement a set of new housing voucher laws — but the speaker played coy on what exactly comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices