(Getty Imags) NYC mayor limits access to employee payroll website after ‘smishing’ campaign New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration has limited access to the employee payroll website after scammers targeted employees' text-message inboxes. Apr 3, 2024 By Sophia Fox-Sowell
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during an April 4, 2022 news conference. (Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images) After giving wrong answers, NYC chatbot to stay online for testing New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that although his chatbot provides some wrong answers, he believes testing should done publicly. Apr 3, 2024 By Colin Wood
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Fulton Street Subway Station on March 28, 2024. (New York City Mayor’s Office) NYPD to test AI-powered gun-detection scanners in subway system The NYPD will deploy gun-detection systems in subway stations as part of a pilot project after a 90-day waiting period. Mar 28, 2024 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) New York City publishes AI plan The city claims creating a “first of its kind” plan to develop a framework for NYC agencies to evaluate artificial intelligence tools. Oct 16, 2023 By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, Chief Jeffrey Maddrey and Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference on April 11, 2023 in New York City. NYPD introduces two robot policing technologies, GPS dart system “Digidog is out of the pound,” Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference showing off three new NYPD technologies, including a robotic dog. Apr 11, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks on stage during the 2022 Concordia Annual Summit. (John Lamparski / Getty Images for Concordia Summit) New York City to provide free internet to 200 public housing sites Mayor Eric Adams and city CTO Matt Fraser said the city plans to connect 300,000 public-housing residents with internet and basic-cable service. Sep 19, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) New York to install speed-limiting tech on city vehicles Officials said 50 city vehicles have been equipped with systems that automatically hit the brakes if drivers go over a posted speed limit. Aug 11, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Scoop News Group) Crypto’s crash tamped down mayors’ hype, but cities are still chasing it Bitcoin has lost half its value, but many cities are still looking to embrace cryptocurrency, even if there's not really a good use for it. Jun 7, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s annual Memorial Day Commemoration (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images) New York City’s internet master plan is on hold The 2020 plan to provide internet access to more than 1.5 million underserved New Yorkers is under review by Mayor Eric Adams' administration. Jun 1, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
A New York City Sanitation truck is seen on Oct. 29, 2021 in Downtown Brooklyn (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) Former New York City CIO named as sanitation chief Mayor Eric Adams named Jessica Tisch to lead the NYC Department of Sanitation, a 9,200-person agency responsible for cleaning 6,500 miles of streets. Apr 18, 2022 By Benjamin Freed