Eric Adams

In 2026, the eyes of the world will be on the great US metropolis and unofficial capital of the planet. As Trump unleashes his authoritarianism, a Muslim socialist will assume the mayoralty on January 1. EL PAÍS toured the city’s five boroughs to understand how the proud inhabitants of the Big Apple feel as it faces what may be its last chance to preserve what makes it unique

A group of talented young people and the momentum of the local branch of the Democratic Socialist Party propelled the candidate’s campaign. His top aide, Elle Bisgaard-Church, will be his chief of staff

The Manhattan courthouse, where over 1,000 people and recently entire families have been arrested while attending routine appointments, is the epicenter of Trump’s immigration offensive

More than two million New Yorkers went to the polls, marking the city’s highest voter turnout in two decades

The 34-year-old Democratic candidate defeated his main rival, Andrew Cuomo, after a dazzling campaign that will make him the city’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest in a century

The US president is threatening to cut federal funding to the city to the bare minimum and warns that a victory for the young candidate will be ‘a complete disaster’

From dawn till dusk, from the Bronx to Staten Island, an army on the ground has carried the Democratic candidate’s message directly to the homes of the thousands of New York voters who go to the polls this Tuesday

The attack took place in a skyscraper that houses the headquarters of the NFL and major financial firms. There is a police officer among the victims

He’s 33 years old, a social media powerhouse, and a likely contender to become the city’s new mayor. Does his victory signal a new path forward for the American left?

A little-known candidate born in Uganda who became a U.S. citizen in 2018 wins the Democratic mayoral primary, becoming the favorite to lead the nation’s largest city

Without the possibility of obtaining a work permit and fearing deportation, 35,000 families with children still live in the city’s shelters

The demonstrations against Donald Trump’s immigration policy that began in California are spreading to cities like New York, Austin, Atlanta, and Boston

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo is leading in the polls ahead of the June 24 primaries

Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants is emptying the Big Apple’s streets of its iconic food trucks

EL PAÍS visits some of the city’s hotels that have been converted into shelters for undocumented people. Elon Musk is targeting these facilities, while the mayor has promised to close 53 of them before June

The bid to dismiss a case against Eric Adams triggered seven resignations in 48 hours, although at least one lawyer eventually agreed under pressure to sign a request to dismiss the corruption charges

Eric Adams, a Democrat, had reached out to Donald Trump, promising to help him with the Republican’s mass deportation campaign

Widespread fear is gripping immigrant families following recent ICE raids and the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Many parents are keeping their kids home to avoid possible separation

Uncertainty paralyzes migrant neighborhoods. ‘Many children have stopped going to school. On the first day of Trump’s term, 400 high school students stayed home,’ says a social worker in Brighton Park

The president will begin implementing his immigration plans immediately, with the first raids set to take place this week

The Democratic state is preparing to lead the legal battle against the president-elect’s policies on immigration, reproductive rights, and the environment

Democrat Eric Adams criticizes Biden administration to curry favor with the president-elect on the eve of being tried for corruption

Families at the Floyd Bennett Field camp, one of 25 centers that will shut down in the next two months, worry that the closure and relocation process will be disruptive for their children

The class-action lawsuit against the city for improperly extending the detention of thousands of people between 1997 and 2012 was filed a decade ago

The Democrat’s effort to overturn a rule that has guaranteed shelter since the 1980s highlights his shift to the right, in line with the incoming Republican administration