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  • Adams Begins Mayoralty with Series of Ethics Questions

    (photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)

    Mayor Adams, middle, with Chief of Staff Carone, right, & First Deputy Mayor Grillo (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office)


    When Eric Adams was running for mayor, his opponents in both the primary and general elections repeatedly questioned his honesty and integrity. They pointed to his involvement in a state corruption investigation, ...

  • De Blasio Continues Deliberative Approach to Appointments

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    Mayor de Blasio makes appointments, 2014 (photo: Ed Reed, Mayor's Office)


    Deliberative. Hands-on. Micro-manager. Terms used by a variety of people to describe Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has also described himself as such. De Blasio is known to put considerable thought before action, demand regular reports from his functionaries, and go through multiple levels of input before arriving at policy decisions.

    While de Blasio has been known for years as especially deliberative, sometimes to the point of

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