- New York State Governor Hochul Awards $260 Million in Funding to Build and Preserve More Than 1,800 Homes Across New YorkFunding Will Support Nearly 30 Projects Statewide to Protect and Expand the Affordable Housing Supply, Provide Supportive Services, and Assist Local Development Initiatives Builds on Governor Hochul’s Agenda to Address New York’s Housing Crisis by Increasing the Housing Supply Governor Kathy Hochul today announced over $260 million has been awarded through tax credits and subsidies… Read more: New York State Governor Hochul Awards $260 Million in Funding to Build and Preserve More Than 1,800 Homes Across New York
- New York. Mayor Adams Announces $77 Million in Federal Grants to Electrify School Buses, Build First-in-the-Nation Electric Truck Charging DepotFunding Will Add 180 New Electric School Buses to New York City Streets andQuadruple Existing Electric School Bus Fleet Will Also Create Electric Vehicle Charging Depot atHunts Point Food Distribution Center to Charge Over 7,000 Vehicles Each Year Investments Will Bolster Mayor Adams’ Efforts to Grow Green Economy,Electrify Hunts Point as Announced in State of… Read more: New York. Mayor Adams Announces $77 Million in Federal Grants to Electrify School Buses, Build First-in-the-Nation Electric Truck Charging Depot
- New York State Governor Hochul Initiates Assessment of the Office of Cannabis Management and Taps Commissioner Jeanette Moy to Lead EffortGovernor’s Plan Will Assess the Office of Cannabis Management’s Organization, Identify Opportunities for Improvement, and Begin the Implementation of a Long-Term Strategic Plan Commissioner Moy and a Team of State Government Leaders Will Embed in OCM for a Minimum 30-Day Period Commissioner Moy Will Have Access to Resources from OGS and Other State Agencies While… Read more: New York State Governor Hochul Initiates Assessment of the Office of Cannabis Management and Taps Commissioner Jeanette Moy to Lead Effort
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Reception Celebrating St. Patrick’s DayArthur Piccolo, Chair, Bowling Green Association: Everyone, hello. Welcome to Bowling Green. My name is Arthur Piccolo, Chairman of the Bowling Green Association, and welcome here from what I know is one of the most important events that we hold here. We do a lot of flag raisings, a whole lot of flag raisings, but none… Read more: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Reception Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
- Mayor Eric Adams Announces Launch of New York City’s First-Ever Tenant Protection Cabinet– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the launch of the Tenant Protection Cabinet, a multi-agency collaboration to better serve renters in New York City by developing policies and long-term strategies that support tenants and ensure safer, fairer housing conditions. Following the model of the successful New York City Cabinet for Older New Yorkers, the… Read more: Mayor Eric Adams Announces Launch of New York City’s First-Ever Tenant Protection Cabinet
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces Agreement With The Legal Aid Society In Callahan ‘Right To Shelter’ Mediation, Granting City Additional Flexibility During Migrant Humanitarian CrisisWATCH: Mayor Adams Discusses How Agreement Provides Flexibility to Address National Humanitarian Crisis Where Approximately 183,000 Migrants Have Arrived in NYC in Less Than Two Years City Has Argued Callahan Decree Was Never Intended to Apply to Extraordinary Circumstances City Currently Faces NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the City… Read more: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces Agreement With The Legal Aid Society In Callahan ‘Right To Shelter’ Mediation, Granting City Additional Flexibility During Migrant Humanitarian Crisis
- Caught on Camera: New York City Subway Shooting Incident, March 14, 2024A dispute on a Brooklyn subway train escalated into violence when a 36-year-old man confronted a 32-year-old man, leading to the 36-year-old pulling out a gun. The 32-year-old managed to gain control of the gun and struck the other man, resulting in shots being fired. Chaos ensued as passengers scrambled for safety. The incident occurred… Read more: Caught on Camera: New York City Subway Shooting Incident, March 14, 2024
- New York. Governor Hochul Announces 15 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic PlacesNominations Represent Varied Histories Highlighting Stories Across New York State During Women’s History Month, Several Nominations Highlight Women’s Contributions to New York State Sites Include the Home of a Children’s Book Illustrator in Canandaigua, Industrial Buildings in Troy, and a Pioneering Women’s Residential Club for Artists in New York City Governor Kathy Hochul today announced… Read more: New York. Governor Hochul Announces 15 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places
- New York . Mayor Eric Adams Boosts Pay For 80,000 Human Services Workers With $741 Million Cost-Of-Living AdjustmentFirst Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright: All right, all right! What are we here for? Audience: Just pay! First Deputy Mayor Wright: When do we want it? Audience: Now! First Deputy Mayor Wright: Got it! Done! Good afternoon. I am First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, and I would like to welcome you today to this wonderful, wonderful day. The sun is… Read more: New York . Mayor Eric Adams Boosts Pay For 80,000 Human Services Workers With $741 Million Cost-Of-Living Adjustment
- White House. Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Dangers of Ethylene Oxide Pollution and Secure America’s Medical Supply ChainsIn 2022, the President and First Lady reignited the Cancer Moonshot with the goals of reducing the cancer death rate in the United States by at least half by 2047—preventing more than 4 million cancer deaths—and improving the experience of people who are touched by cancer. The President also established a Cancer Cabinet to mobilize the entire… Read more: White House. Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Protect Communities from Dangers of Ethylene Oxide Pollution and Secure America’s Medical Supply Chains
- NYC Mayor Announces More Than $120 Million In Federal Grants, Secures Administration’s Largest Federal Competitive Grant$117 Million Federal Grant for QueensWay Will Support 1.3 Mile Greenway Extension to Forest Park, New Recreational Amenities, and New Connections to Existing Park Facilities $5.6 Million Federal Grant Will Help City and State Advance Concepts to Reimagine Future of Brooklyn Queens Expressway Corridor in North and South Brooklyn – New York City Mayor Eric… Read more: NYC Mayor Announces More Than $120 Million In Federal Grants, Secures Administration’s Largest Federal Competitive Grant
- Biden-Harris Administration Launches the White House Challenge to Save Lives from OverdoseToday, in support of President Biden’s Unity Agenda efforts to beat the overdose crisis, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. The Challenge is a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all sectors to save lives by committing to increase training on and access to lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medications. An overdose… Read more: Biden-Harris Administration Launches the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose