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A dose of reality for NYC’s party boy mayor

By Tom Basile

Workers assemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, on New York's Randalls Island. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City were moved to the island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says migrant shelters will be built all over city

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE — Workers erect a hangar-sized tent, Sept. 27, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach, in the Bronx borough of New York, as temporary shelter for thousands of international migrants who have been bused into the Big Apple. New York City's mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday, Oct. 7, over the thousands of migrants being sent from southern border states since the spring, saying the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is &quot;not sustainable.&quot; (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Mayor declares state of emergency for NYC over migrants

By Deepti Hajela - Associated Press

A cyclist delivering food stops at an intersection in the East Village neighborhood of New York, on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Sen. Chuck Schumer launch recharging stations for food delivery workers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE — Dilan Jimenez reads text messages as he stands outside a shelter, after arriving on a chartered bus from Texas earlier in the day, Aug. 10, 2020, in New York. New York City's mayor says he plans to erect hangar-sized tents as temporary shelter for thousands of international migrants who have been bused into the Big Apple as part of a campaign by Republican governors to disrupt federal border policies. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)

As shelters fill, NYC weighs tents to house migrants

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving checks the scoreboard as time runs out in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Kyrie Irving: COVID-19 mandates among ‘biggest violations of HUMAN RIGHTS in history’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE — Commuters wear face masks while riding the subway in New York, June 6, 2021. New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part to the availability of new booster shots targeting the most common strain of COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference about upcoming “Gun Free Zone" implementation at Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams blames the gun industry’s aggressive marketing for fueling violence in America

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference about upcoming “Gun Free Zone" implementation at Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Guns are off-limits in ‘sensitive zone’ of Times Square, new signs warn

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a ceremony at Damrosch Park, Sunday, July 10, 2022, in New York City. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) **FILE**

NYC Mayor Eric Adams launches blitz to remove dormant outdoor dining sheds

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Health care workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. The World Health Organization recently declared that the expanding monkeypox outbreak is a global emergency. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams praises federal emergency order on monkeypox, pushes for more

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead speaks with the media about his attempt to negotiate the surrender of a man accused of gunning down a stranger on a New York City subway train, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in New York. Miller-Whitehead, a preacher known for his close friendship with New York City's mayor, was robbed of more than $1 million worth of jewelry Sunday, July 24, 2022, by armed bandits who crashed his Brooklyn church service. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NYC preacher, wife robbed during church sermon

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, on July 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

NYC eyeing hotels to accommodate thousands of asylum-seeking migrants

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Migrants released by the Border Patrol with notices to appear in court on Feb. 5, 2022, in Somerton, Ariz., wait for COVID-19 testing at a Regional Center for Border Health warehouse before being taken by charter bus to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Records obtained by The Associated Press show COVID-19 infection rates have plummeted among migrants crossing the border from Mexico as the Biden administration faces a critical decision whether to extend sweeping restrictions on asylum. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat) **FILE**

Sanctuary cities swarmed with asylum seekers now pleading for federal aid

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Mayor Eric Adams addresses New York City Police Academy graduates during their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, Friday, July 1, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

Eric Adams aide mugged in Brooklyn, underscoring crime issues

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to members of the media after testifying during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams pushes for gun measures amid sinking approval ratings

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a news conference in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NYC Mayor Eric Adams urges Senate and Supreme Court to reel in gun violence

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Children and their caregivers arrive for school in New York, Monday, March 7, 2022. The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to extend the order, which was to expire on April 18, by two weeks to monitor for any observable increase in severe virus outcomes as cases rise in parts of the country. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Virus surges again, but the era of sweeping COVID-19 mandates may be over

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a graduation ceremony for Pace University at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center in New York, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pace held its largest graduation ceremony ever, not only hosting the current 2022 graduates but also the classes of 2020 and 2021, which were not allowed to hold graduation ceremonies previously due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mayor Eric Adams urges New Yorkers to don COVID masks again

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Eric Adams gestures after throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Mayor Eric Adams enjoys celebrity status as man about town but can’t shake NYC’s woes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times