Dana Rubinstein

The New York Police Department’s Knightscope K5 debuted in Times Square amid fanfare from Mayor Eric Adams. It ended its brief tour exiled to a vacant storefront, all alone.

Mayor Eric Adams, an avowed technophile, said the drones would be used to assist lifeguards on Coney Island as part of a pilot program starting this summer.

NEW YORK — This summer, struggling swimmers off Coney Island might be met not just by a young lifeguard in an orange suit but also by assistance from above, in the form of a buglike device delivering an inflatable float.

Democratic leaders of the City Council said they had no intention of changing New York City’s sanctuary laws to allow Mayor Adams to have his way.

Mayor Eric Adams said he did not recall meeting the woman who accused him of assault: “This did not happen.”

A New York City police sergeant said she was demoted and later quit after she rebuffed the advances by Timothy Pearson, whose conduct has already drawn scrutiny.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wanted the New York City Marathon to pay $750,000 to make up for toll revenue lost when the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was closed.

The department’s leaders frequently go on X to upbraid police critics, from media columnists to elected officials, in a departure from protocol.

A report by the New York City comptroller’s office found “big gaps” in how the administration of Mayor Eric Adams handles emergency preparations.

Clashes between the police and pro-Palestinian protesters continued as administrators sought to retake control of campuses across the country. More than 1,100 demonstrators have been arrested in recent weeks.