Extra Extra: Mayor Eric Adams' hype man gets promoted

Emily Nadal

Published Aug 15, 2023

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New York Mayor Eric Adams announces the appointment of Fabien Levy as deputy mayor for communications at City Hall.

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Emily Nadal

Published Aug 15, 2023

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It’s Tuesday afternoon in New York City where there’s a new deputy mayor in town.

Fabien Levy was promoted (in a dramatic ceremony) on Monday from Adams’ press secretary to deputy mayor for communications. Levy has been a key part of the mayor’s goal of controlling his messaging by offering more “direct to consumer” messaging. The new title also means a pay bump to $251,900, on par with his fellow deputy mayors.

Here’s what else is happening:

Some landlords in the city are skirting rent stabilization laws and renovating buildings to be repackaged as co-living spaces that bank thousands of dollars from one apartment in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Amazon is shutting down most of their in-house brands after a lawsuit arguing the company was not upfront of labeling the products as their own.
Sagging pants may be highly controversial for men, but they’re making a comeback with women under a comfy chic aesthetic.
A humpback whale washed up on Long Beach on Monday, the third dead whale in local waters in the past four days.
There’s something magical about receiving a letter in the mail (that isn’t a bill). A Chinatown workshop this weekend will guide participants through an oracle card mail exchange.
NYC may have made outdoor dining permanent, but with hot summers only getting worse, do people even want to dine outside anymore?
As a former park ranger for the National Park Service in New York City, people always assumed I worked in city parks. But I never had the pleasure of doing the work of these cool folks.
And finally, speaking of our fearless park rangers: