A retired NYPD detective was charged with manslaughter Thursday and held on $1 million bail for allegedly killing a beloved Con Ed worker on the dad's evening commute.

Ex-New York City Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich was a “compromised politician” so desperate for cash that he accepted bribes — including $10,000 Mets season tickets — so his inner circle could be closer to former Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan prosecutors said Monday at the start of his trial. “They say politics is the art of...