New York City's Meatpacking District will say goodbye to its last meatpacker — and a 60-story tower could be on its way

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John Jobbagy, whose family has been working in the Meatpacking District for more than 120 years, is one of the last meatpackers left there.

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Eric Adams has the SCOTUS supermajority to thank as he challenges his bribery charge

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for his arraignment outside Manhattan Federal Court on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Manhattan, New York.

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'Saturday Night Live' has debuted its new cast of political characters. Here's who is playing who.

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Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg on "Saturday Night Live."

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New York City taxpayers aren't footing the bill for Eric Adams' criminal corruption case

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Mayor Eric Adams leaves Manhattan Federal Court with his lawyer Alex Spiro after pleading not guilty on multiple corruption charges.

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Meet the brash lawyer that everyone from Eric Adams to Alec Baldwin and Elon Musk turns to in a crisis

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Alex Spiro is known for his brash style and buzzy clientele.

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Eric Adams' lawyer says he'll ask a judge to dismiss the mayor's bribery indictment as soon as next week

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams outside a Manhattan federal court Friday.

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Eric Adams is taking a page out of the Trump playbook

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In his denials of any wrongdoing, Adams is invoking many of Trump's preferred lines.

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As Eric Adams prepares to appear in court, the number of Democrats calling for his resignation keeps growing

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Eric Adams is the first of New York City's mayors to be charged while in office.

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Eric Adams indictment: All the travel benefits the New York City mayor is alleged by prosecutors to have accepted

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Eric Adams faces five criminal counts in connection with a federal corruption investigation.

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What it would take to remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on five counts. He has denied wrongdoing.

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