Tag: New York
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As New York City Continues to Manage National Migrant Crisis, Mayor Adams Expands Immigration Application Assistance Centers, Convenes Resettlement Working Group
NEW YORK – As New York City continues to manage a national asylum seeker crisis largely on its own, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched an expansion of the Asylum Application Help Center, scaling up a resource that has helped thousands of asylum seekers complete complex immigration forms as they continue to pursue the American Dream.…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings, Iconic New York City Sites to be lit Orange for Annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” Campaign
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and several other municipal buildings and iconic city sites will be lit orange tonight in honor of the annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign. Led by the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and the New…
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New York City Mayor Adams Calls in for Live Interview on GMGT Live’s “The Reset Talk Show”
J.R. Giddings: New York City Mayor Adams is with us this morning. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. How are you? Mayor Eric Adams: Quite well. Good morning. Good morning to all your listeners. You know, one of my favorite times of the month is hopping on, doing the check‑ins with the show. And it’s good to see you…
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New York State Governor Hochul Signs Health Equity and Opportunity Legislation for New Yorkers and Designated the former Soviet Women’s Solidarity Day as March 8th – a holiday in New York
Governor Hochul Signs Health Equity and Opportunity Legislation for New Yorkers Legislation S.1522/A.1296 Replaces the Phrases ‘Feminine Hygiene Products’ and ‘Sanitary Napkins’ with Gender Non-Specific ‘Menstrual Products’ Legislation S.5913A/A.113A Requires Menstrual Products to be Provided to Students for Free in Private Middle and High School Student Restrooms. Legislation S.1792/A.4349 Designates March 8th Each Year as…
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NYC Mayor Adams, NY Governor Hochul Release Details for First-of-its-Kind Job and Education Hub for Growing Health Sector – Video
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), and The City University of New York (CUNY) today unveiled the Science Park and Research Campus (SPARC) Kips Bay Master Plan for this first-of-its-kind life sciences career and education hub that will anchor the industry in New York. Arriving just…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Appoints Jeffrey Garcia as Office of Nightlife Executive Director, Signs Bills to Bolster Nightlife Industry
Legislation and Executive Order Establish Moves Office of Nightlife Under Department of Small Business Services to Better Connect Nightlife Establishments to Business Resources Legislation Codifies Reforms in Mayor Adams’ “Small Business Forward” to Reduce Financial Burdens on Local Businesses Part of Mayor Adams’ “Working People’s Tour,” After City Recovered All of Nearly One Million Jobs Lost…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Holds Public Hearings and Bill Signings Intro. 687-A, Intro. 845-A, Intro. 1083-A, Holds Public Hearing for Intro. 1208; and Signs Executive Order 37
Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you. Really, really exciting today. I want to thank all of our partners who are here. When you look at these bills and what we are offering, it’s going to have a major impact on how we move forward as a city. And Julie, where’s Julie Menin? You always have some…
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New York Mayor Eric Adams Releases Details For First-of-Its-Kind Job And Education Hub For Growing Health Sector
Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Housing, Economic Development and Workforce: Good morning, everyone. My name is Maria Torres-Springer, and I’m the deputy mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce. Welcome to all of you on this latest stop on our Working People’s Tour. Now, we kicked off this tour about a month ago to celebrate the city’s…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces City Hall, Other City Buildings To Be Lit Green For National Runaway Prevention Month
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Keith Howard today announced that City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit green tonight as part of “Wear Green Day” to bring awareness to National Runaway Prevention Month. National Runaway Prevention Month, which takes place…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Releases November 2023 Financial Plan Update
As Asylum Seeker Crisis Continues to Grow, Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Funding Dries Up, and Tax Revenue Growth Slows, Adams Administration Takes Strategic, Essential Steps to Responsibly Manage City’s Finances. With Migrant Crisis Set to Cost Nearly $11 Billion Over Just Two Fiscal Years and FY25 Budget Gap Expected to Surpass Unprecedented $7 Billion, Administration Implemented PEG to Identify Efficiencies…
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Mayor Adams, DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Vasan Launch ‘TeenSpace,’ Tele-mental Health Service For NYC Teens
Delivering on Key Commitment in “Working People’s Agenda,” Free Digital Resource Available to All New Yorkers 13-17 Years Old Facing High Levels of Anxiety and Depression, Teens Can Connect with Licensed Therapist at No Cost NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner…
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New York. Twenty-Eight Gang Members And Associates From Newburgh And Poughkeepsie Charged With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of a 34-Count Superseding Indictment charging 28 members and associates of the Young Gunnaz Gang (“YG”), including the…
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Mayor Adams Leads Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Faith and Community Leaders in Discussion to Tackle Hate Across Five Boroughs
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams yesterday convened a meeting with Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faith and community leaders in the wake of a recent spike in hate crimes across both the Jewish and Muslim communities since October 7, 2023 — when Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israeli civilians. In the five weeks…
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Mayor Adams, NYPD Commissioner Caban, SBS Commissioner Kim Deploy “Upstream Tools” to Combat Gun Violence as Overall Crime Continues to Drop Citywide
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. Caban, and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim today kicked off a new tour of the SBS Mobile Unit to deliver resources and economic opportunities directly to the communities most impacted by…
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New York Mayor Adams Holds In-Person Media Availability
Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy, Communications: Good morning, everybody. My name is Fabien Levy and I serve as Deputy mayor for Communications for the City of New York. Thank you again for joining us this morning as we continue our weekly media availability series. Along with our weekly broadcast interviews are regular press conferences, our podcasts, radio…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Caban, SBS Commissioner Kim Deploy “Upstream Tools” To Combat Gun Violence As Overall Crime Continues To Drop Citywide
Commissioner Kevin D. Kim, Department of Small Business Services: Good morning, everyone. My name is Kevin D. Kim. I am the commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, or SBS. SBS is really proud to oversee the city’s broad network of Workforce1 Career Centers, which each year serves over 90,000 job seekers.…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Launches Task Force to Combat Retail Theft
Representatives From Law Enforcement, Small Businesses, National Retailers, Organized Labor, and Business Groups Will Advise Administration on Legislative Proposals and Facilitate Information Sharing Task Force Delivers on Commitments in Mayor Adams’ Retail Theft Report NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today launched a task force to support implementation of his plan to combat retail theft…
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NYC Mayor Adams Brings Back, Expands Popular Holiday Season Open Streets in Midtown Manhattan
This Year Will Break Record Set Last Year for New York City’sLargest-Ever Holiday Season-Specific Open Street 2022 Holiday Open Streets Drove $3 Million, 6.6 Percent Increase inSpending at Local Businesses, According to Mastercard Study Adams Administration and “Future of Fifth” Partnership Working to Permanently Reimagine Fifth Avenue From Bryant Park to Central Park as Safer,…
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New York. Eric Adams Emergency Executive Order 516 November 6 2023 – Extraordinary Measures to Meet the Immediate Needs of the Asylum Seekers
WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the asylum seekers while…
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New York. FBI Raided Democrat Mayor’s Chief Campaign Fundraiser, Seems Like Mayor Adams Flew To Close To Sun
The FBI raided the home of Brianna Suggs, the chief fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign, as part of a federal probe into possible illegal contributions to the campaign123456. Suggs is a 25-year-old recent graduate who has had a meteoric rise in New York Democratic politics1. While the mayor is not accused of…