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Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Washington, D.C., where he met with the White House chief of staff, attended the Gridiron Dinner, and appeared on Meet The Press. After his return to New York, Mayor Adams has made numerous in-person appearances. News reports now indicate that the Gridiron Dinner was the suspected setting of a COVID-19 superspreader event. NYC Mayor's Office (Twitter/Fair Use)

After Mayor Eric Adams attended the Gridiron Dinner, reports described the gathering as a COVID-19 superspreader event

Last Saturday, Mayor Eric Adams attended the Gridiron Dinner in Washington. Many attendees have since tested positive for COVID-19. What does this mean for his relaxation of pandemic precautions ?

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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams became the fifth head of the Manhattan Federal prosecutors' office in as many years, following a period of unstable turnover in the office and a sense of a loss of faith in the U.S. Dept. of Justice. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/Public Domain

Letter From New York : Ethical questions stemming from the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at City Hall serve up a first test for U.S. Attorney Damian Williams

Damian Williams was sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney to great fanfare. He has been forced to confront ethical questions related to the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at New York City Hall.

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The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has been accused of obstructing the release of information about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in order to avoid a Federal investigation. The cover-up is now the reported preliminary inquiry by the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme. Fair Use Screenshot of Gov. Cuomo (YouTube) ; Public Domain portrait of Acting U.S. Attorney DuCharme (U.S. Dept. Of Justice)

U.S. Attorney’s Office, which argued that the Government could comply with records requests at their discretion, to probe Cuomo over COVID-19 nursing home deaths cover-up

The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s Office, charged with handling the probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of COVID-19 nursing homes deaths, has previously defended the Government’s violations of open records requests.

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