Attorney General James and Mayor Adams Take Down Eco-Yogi Slumlords Who Ran Unlawful Short-Term Rental Operation, Illegally Evicted Tenants

Landlords to Surrender $2 Million Property That Will Turn Into Affordable Housing. $2.25 Million Settlement Results From First Enforcement of Unlawful Eviction Law in New York City, Represents Largest Settlement Against Illegal Short-Term Rental Operator.

Attorney General James and Mayor Adams Take Down Eco-Yogi Slumlords Who Ran Unlawful Short-Term Rental Operation, Illegally Evicted Tenants

State General Attorney Letitia James speaks during Lunar New Year parade in Flushing Chinatown. – New York, NY – February 5, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Attorney General Letitia James today shut down a Brooklyn-based slumlord and scored a victory for tenants’ rights after a group of […]

Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals Expand Access to Lifestyle Medicine Services City-Wide

Announcement Represents Most Comprehensive Expansion of Lifestyle Medicine Programming in U.S. New Expansion Will Provide Dedicated Team-Based Support for Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Including Emphasis on Plant-Based Diet Programming to Help Address Burdens of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Other Common Chronic Conditions Disproportionately Impacting Black and Brown New Yorkers Services Will Be Expanded to Six New Public Health Care Sites Across NYC

Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals Expand Access to Lifestyle Medicine Services City-Wide

New York City Health + Hospital President Dr. Mitchell Katz (C) marches in the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) announced the expansion of their groundbreaking lifestyle medicine services at six public health care sites […]

Another Adams Pick With Anti-LGBTQ+ Views Shows ‘Trend’

Another Adams Pick With Anti-LGBTQ+ Views Shows ‘Trend’

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during joint announcement with Governor Kathy Hochul at Fulton Street subway station. – New York, NY – February 18, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Katie Honan and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY A 2013 mayoral candidate who was against marriage equality has been appointed to Mayor Eric Adams’ immigration office, sparking outrage from […]

Mayor Eric Adams Releases Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

$98.5 Billion Preliminary Budget Reduces Spending by More Than $2 Billion, Increases Budget Reserves to Over $6 Billion; Preliminary Budget Prioritizes Childcare, Cash in Pockets of Working People, Public Safety, Fiscal Management

Mayor Eric Adams Releases Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2023

Mayor Eric Adams holds press briefing on city preliminary budget for fiscal year 2023 at City Hall. – New York, NY – February 16, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today presented New York City’s $98.5 billion Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. Mayor Adams’ first budget reduces the FY23 budget […]

Mayor Adams Names Board Member Arva Rice as Interim Chair of the CCRB

Mayor Adams Names Board Member Arva Rice as Interim Chair of the CCRB

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during announcement to create Office of Technology and Innovation and signing executive order at City Hall Rotunda. – New York, NY – January 19, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) today announced that Arva Rice has been named interim chair of the Board. Chair Rice will […]

Mayor Adams Announces Additional Economic Development Appointments

Vilda Vera Mayuga Appointed Commissioner of Department of Consumer and Worker Protection José Ortiz, Jr. Appointed Senior Advisor for Workforce Development

Mayor Adams Announces Additional Economic Development Appointments

Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell joined officers to pay tribute to fallen officer Wilbert Mora during transfer of his remains to Riverdale Funeral Home. – New York, NY – Jan 26 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced two new appointments to fill out his economic development team […]

Mayor Adams Announces Appointments That Will Strengthen New York City’s Social Safety Net

Mayor Adams Announces Appointments That Will Strengthen New York City’s Social Safety Net

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces appointments of Adolfo Carrion and Jessica Katz as city affordable housing leadership team on January 30, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today made a number of appointments to his administration that will help build on his vision of creating […]

Mayor Adams’ Statement on Black History Month

Mayor Adams’ Statement on Black History Month

The annual celebration of the Lunar New Year in NYC – Year of the Tiger. New York City, NY – February 1, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement in recognition of the start of Black History Month: “This Black History Month we honor those who sacrificed […]

NYC Youth Speaks Launches, NYC Speaks Citywide Survey Extended as Underrepresented New Yorkers Embrace Survey

NYC Youth Speaks Launches, NYC Speaks Citywide Survey Extended as Underrepresented New Yorkers Embrace Survey

Mayor Eric Adams holds Q A after hosting a gun violence roundtable at Public School 46 in the Bronx. – New York, NY – January 22, 2022 (Shutterstock) Youth can take survey at nycspeaks.org/youth; Adults 18 and over can take the survey in 11 languages at nycspeaks.org; Due to increased demand, the survey deadline has been […]