Mayor Adams returns to court on Wednesday. Here’s what to expect.

Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal

Weather: ☁️ Another chilly day with a high of 31 degrees. 

It’s Wednesday morning in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams is headed back to federal court today.

Last week, President Donald Trump's administration directed New York prosecutors to drop the corruption case against Adams. The move set off a chain of events, including the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, refusing to file a motion for dismissal, and ultimately resigning in protest. 

U.S. District Judge Dale Ho wants Adams and federal prosecutors in court today to discuss the motion to dismiss the mayor’s indictment, but because this case is so unconventional, experts say it’s difficult to predict what Ho will decide. 

Either way, we’ll be on top of it, and you can be too. Follow us on Instagram, (or  X, Threads, Bluesky and Facebook), to get the latest news when it drops. 

Here’s what else is happening:

• “It’s such a mess” is how the manager of a Bronx Key Food described the state of egg prices in the city where some places are charging $4 for a dozen and others are charging $11. We have some tips for navigating the market, and also want to hear how much eggs cost near you. Let us know here. 
• Mayor Adams is preparing an executive order that would allow U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents back on Rikers Island, but it’s unclear if he actually has the authority to do that. 
• Meanwhile, Gov. Hochul is getting ready to deploy the National Guard into state prisons as unsanctioned strikes and protests by corrections officers continue across more than two dozen facilities throughout the state.
• Transit officials shut down the Hoboken PATH train station for a month to equip it with brand new rails, wider staircases and a massive track switch all to make for a smoother commute. Here’s a look at how it’s going so far.
• New York City dished out more than $200 million to settle 953 police misconduct lawsuits in 2024, the most since at least 2018, a Legal Aid analysis found.
• A man barricaded himself inside in a Lower East Side apartment yesterday and shot several times at officers, who then returned fire. Both the officer and man are expected to recover. 
• It looks like the investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $5.1 million COVID-era book deal will continue after Cuomo’s attempt to strip the state ethics board of its enforcement power was shot down by New York’s highest court yesterday. 

• A baby seal was found galumphing its way through downtown New Haven, Connecticut, over the weekend before workers from the Mystic Aquarium came to rescue it. 
• The Department of Transportation slowed the timing of traffic lights on the Upper East Side’s Third Avenue in an effort to make the streets safer with increased cyclist traffic, a move that upset drivers who say the street is no longer the smooth ride it once was. 
• A New Jersey homeowners association is suing a woman to try to get her to let go of the five emotional support chickens she keeps on her property. 
• A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of felony assault after going to trial for shooting his former friend. 
• OpenTable and Resy are in an ongoing battle to be the reservation platform of choice for restaurants, and lately OpenTable is coming out on top in New York City. 
• A New Jersey pet store owner was shot in the face with a crossbow by a former customer who is now charged with attempted murder. 
• Are there bed bugs at the Brooklyn housing court?