Mayor Eric Adams has named attorney Randy Mastro as his first deputy mayor, a controversial pick who also served in the Giuliani administration.

Randy Mastro, who withdrew his nomination for corporation counsel after the City Council strongly objected, will try to help calm the turmoil in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration.

Adams and new First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro wasted no time announcing a plan to close Rikers Island and create a community jail for inmates with mental health issues. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.

New York state’s top court has put an end to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections

New York’s top court has struck down a law that would have let noncitizens vote in New York City elections, with the court’s progressive majority overwhelmingly siding with Republicans who challenged the idea.