Amid Deepening Asylum Seeker Crisis, Mayor Adams Announces New Steps to Stabilize City’s Budget as Required by Law

Amid Deepening Asylum Seeker Crisis, Mayor Adams Announces New Steps to Stabilize City’s Budget as Required by Law

All Agencies to Submit PEGs in Response to Risks Posed by Rising Asylum Seeker Costs with COVID Funding Ending, Revenue Growth Slowing WATCH: Mayor Adams Speaks to New Yorkers About Budget Stabilizing Measures NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced several steps to stabilize the city’s finances given the convergence of circumstances threatening […]

Commemorating the September 11th Attacks

Commemorating the September 11th Attacks

  Editorial credit: BLAZE Pro / Shutterstock.com By Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn   “Although it has been twenty-two years since the day that changed our lives forever, the September 11 attacks are seemingly seared in our minds as if they were yesterday. As we gather today, we continue to honor the nearly 3,000 victims […]

Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Outdoor dining is here to stay in New York City

Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Outdoor dining is here to stay in New York City

By Mayor Eric Adams This past week we made it official: outdoor dining is here to stay. New Yorkers were hungry for an outdoor dining program that was cleaner, safer, and healthier. And by signing a new bill to bring al fresco dining to all five boroughs, we’ve delivered for them. Our new outdoor dining program, “Dining […]

Community Op-Ed: Affordable Homes for New Yorkers

Community Op-Ed: Affordable Homes for New Yorkers

Editorial credit: Paul Frangipane / Shutterstock.com New York City is home to people from all over the world. We may eat different foods and speak different languages, but in the end, we all want things: jobs, good schools for our children, public safety, and a chance to live the American Dream. A central part of […]

Adams Announces New NYCHA Leadership as Authority Faces Huge Rent Loss

Adams Announces New NYCHA Leadership as Authority Faces Huge Rent Loss

Written By: Greg B. Smith Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced new leadership for the New York City Housing Authority at a moment when the nation’s biggest public housing authority is facing a near-existential crisis, forced to squeeze every penny out of some households while also confronting tenants who have simply […]

Socialists and Big Business Both Lose Bids to Sway State Assembly Elections

Incumbents survived all but one challenge and progressive groups failed to make new gains — while outside spending failed to make a dent. More than $200,000 on one Bronx candidate yielded just 956 votes.

Socialists and Big Business Both Lose Bids to Sway State Assembly Elections

New York NY USA-June 28, 2022 Church of the Holy Apostles polling site in Chelsea on Primary Election Day in New York (Shutterstock) By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and George Joseph, THE CITY All but one Democratic incumbent in 28 Assembly primaries across the five boroughs were able to stave off challengers in Tuesday’s election — […]

Council Member Crystal Hudson to Introduce Legislation Advancing ‘A Black Agenda for New York City’

Council Member Crystal Hudson to Introduce Legislation Advancing  ‘A Black Agenda for New York City’

Photo Credit: Katrina Hajagos Brooklyn, NY — Council Member Crystal Hudson will introduce legislation central to her ‘Black Agenda For New York City’ policy platform at June 2 City Council Stated Meeting. The four bills seek to address issues of racial, economic, and education justice in New York City: Black maternal mortality, universal child care, […]

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