Some 2,000 towers are supposed to be erected across NYC by 2026 under an agreement aimed at expanding WiFi and 5G access but a recent letter from the feds suggests construction delays are on the horizon.
Mayor Adams is due to present his finalized budget plan for the 2024 fiscal year on Wednesday, balancing costly city challenges with economic uncertainty eating at his advisers, and setting off potentially combative negotiations with liberal lawmakers who want the city to spend more aggressively.
Mayor Eric Adams took another step toward reining in crime Wednesday by sewing up an eminently reasonable contract with the city’s police union for pay and work conditions.