Month: June 2023
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ТНС Mayor Adams And Citywide Director Of Rodent Mitigation Kathleen Corradi Appear On ABC’s “GMA3”
Eva Pilgrim: Welcome back to GMA3. If you’re currently eating lunch, you may want to put down that sandwich for just a few minutes because we are going to talk about rats, more specifically, rats right here in New York City. It’s an ongoing quest to combat the rodent population. DeMarco Morgan: Oh, just look at it.…
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NYC Mayor Adams Appears Live on 1010 WINS’ “Morning Drive”
Mayor Eric Adams: Good morning. How are you this morning? Richard: Very good. So first of all, what’s your message to New Yorkers as these air issues persist? Mayor Adams: Listen to their bodies. I think that’s so important, and particularly, if you are aware that you have preexisting breathing and health conditions. As you indicated, any time…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Speaker Adams Reach Agreement for Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, and members of the City Council today announced an agreement for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible approximately $107 billion Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Despite facing strong headwinds, the budget makes upstream investments in working…
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NYC Mayor Adams’ Statement on Affirmative Action Supreme Court Decision
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision in the case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College: “Once again, a highly partisan Supreme Court is overturning decades of precedent in order to advance a purely political agenda. This decision will not…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces Winners of Annual Awards for Excellence in Public Design
Collage of projects in all five boroughs that are enhancing public spaces, providing cultural and recreational amenities, fostering a sense of belonging, and inspiring every generation. NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Public Design Commission (PDC) Executive Director Sreoshy Banerjea today announced the winners of the 40th and 41st Annual Awards for Excellence…
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Mayor Eric Adams Extends Contracts for 11 Asylum Seeker Resource Satellite Sites Across NYC
June 28, 2023 Asylum Seeker Resource Satellite Sites Provide Asylum Seekers With Critical Services, Including Job Readiness Trainings, Counseling, and Case Management Extension Ensures Asylum Seekers Will Continue to Access Services Across Five Boroughs NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro today announced an…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announce Next Steps in War on Rats in New York : Rules Requiring More Businesses Containerize Their Waste
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Chief Advisor to the Mayor: Good morning. It’s indeed good to be here today. I’m Chaplain Doctor Ingrid Lewis-Martin, chief advisor to our Mayor Eric Adams, who has a wonderful announcement that he will make in partnership with my colleague and dear friend, Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Mayor Adams, please. Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you. Lewis-Martin: You’re…
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The star of New York politics in previous elections, Ari Kagan celebrated his victory in the primary election
Ari Kagan won the Republican primary in New York City with a landslide 75 percent of voters voted for the former Democrat who deliberately switched to the Republican Party. The Russian-speaking immigrant from the Soviet Union – who was born in Belarus and graduated from a college in Ukraine – is the only New York…
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Mayor Adams Announces Placement of New Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the city will open a 12th Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center as thousands of asylum seekers continue to arrive weekly in New York City. Soon, 1760 Third Avenue in Manhattan will open as a humanitarian relief center to serve more than 500 families with children seeking…
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In the upcoming fiscal year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to allocate a remarkable sum of $86 million towards the funding of a crisis management system.
Additional $8.5 Million Investment Takes Total Funding to Historic Level New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the administration will fund the city’s Crisis Management System (CMS) at a record level of $86 million in Fiscal Year 2024 via an investment of an additional $8.5 million. The CMS strategy brings teams of credible…
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Mayor Eric Adams, Chancellor Banks, and Commissioner Vasan Bring Mindful Breathing Practices to all New York City Public Schools
All New York City Public Schools Will Soon Be Required to Offer Mindful Breathing Practices Every School Day Announcement Will Make Department of Education Only Public School System Nationwide With Yoga Alliance-Approved School-Based Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Training Curriculum Chancellor Banks: Good morning PS5. Give yourselves a big round of applause this morning. We’re happy this morning. Audience: Yes. Chancellor Banks: Why? It is the last day of school. That’s right. Oh my goodness. But you’re going to miss your teachers and you’re going to miss…
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TRUMP TELLS FORBIDDEN TRUTH ABOUT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
During a recent rally, Donald Trump bragged that if he’d won the 2020 election (or it hadn’t been stolen from him, to be precise), his administration would have successfully overthrown the Venezuelan government by now, and all that nation’s oil would be in the U.S.’s possession. This is of course delusional, and doesn’t acknowledge that…
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NYC Mayor Announces New York City’s DNA Testing Lab Achieves 30-Day Turnaround Time for Testing Gun Crime Evidence
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham today announced that, less than one year after the formation of the nation’s first-ever DNA Gun Crimes Unit at a public DNA laboratory, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has achieved a 30-day or less turnaround…
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New York. Education-related announcement made by Mayor Adams
Mayor Eric Adams: I love New York. And I see my good friend, Senator Joe Addabbo as well, who carried the bill in the Senate. I’m just really proud of Assemblywoman Rajkumar. And history, I have a whole chapter in my book dedicated to you in this pursuit of this holiday. The hours it took, seeing the…
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Adam Schiff Formally Censured By House, Then Democrats Yell At Speaker McCarthy – Video
The House of Representatives voted 225-196 to set aside the resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) over his role in the House investigation into Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla12Video by Forbes Breaking News Midtown Tribune News – New York BigNY.com news
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New York. Speaker Adrienne Adams, Vice-Speaker Diana Ayala, and Chair of the Housing and Building Committee Pierina Sanchez Comment on Mayor Adams’ Proposed Changes to CityFHEPS Voucher Program
Re: Mayor Adams’ rule change on 90-day rule also adding new counterproductive work requirements that Council bill would eliminate “For months as New York City’s shelter population grew, the Council raised the alarm around the need to remove barriers to CityFHEPS vouchers to help individuals and families leave shelter and transition to permanent housing. In…
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New York. Curtis Sliwa endorsed Republican Councilman Ari Kagan for re-election
On June 15, 2023, Curtis Sliwa, an American activist,Sliwa was the Republican nominee for the 2021 New York City mayoral election, radio talk show host, and founder of the Guardian Angels, a nonprofit organization for unarmed crime prevention, endorsed Ari Kagan for re-election to the New York City Council in the 47th district. Ari Kagan, a member of…
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Mermaid Parade 2023 Delights New York with a Spectacle of Color and Fantasy
On June 17, 2023, the streets of New York City were once again transformed into a dazzling display of creativity and imagination as the highly anticipated Mermaid Parade took place. This beloved annual event, held in Coney Island, enchanted spectators with its vibrant celebration of all things mermaid. Participants from diverse backgrounds embraced the marine-themed…
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Mayor Adams of NYC has abolished the 90-day rule for all populations and has extended eligibility for city-funded rental assistance to all New Yorkers residing in shelters.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today issued emergency rules eliminating the 90-day length-of-stay requirement for New Yorkers in shelter to be eligible for City Family Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) housing vouchers — the largest city-funded rental assistance program in the nation — vastly expanding the number of New Yorkers in shelter who will now…
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NYC Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks have announced the allocation of an $8.4 million state grant aimed at purchasing school food directly from local farmers.
Program Will Increase Purchasing of Local and Regional Foods for Use in School While Supporting Local, Small to Mid-Scale, Historically Disadvantaged Farmers, and Producers NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks today announced that the DOE Office of Food and Nutrition Services…