Tag: NYC
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Hosts Reception Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Arthur 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…
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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
WATCH: 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…
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New York . Mayor Eric Adams Boosts Pay For 80,000 Human Services Workers With $741 Million Cost-Of-Living Adjustment
First 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…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Appears Live On PIX 11’s Evening News
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams: We must also double down on investments that provide stability for the people of this city. New Yorkers need affordable housing, healthcare, childcare, education and reliable government services that allow families to thrive. [Video Ends.] Kendis Gibson: That is City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams laying out a bold agenda with big promises…
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Mayor Adams Celebrates New All-Time High Total Jobs Record, Announces $85 Million Delivered To Small Businesses Through Groundbreaking Opportunity Fund
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. I’d first like to thank our host here at Black Seed Bagels, a story of small business success here in our city, and we’ll hear from one of…
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Mayor Adams Hosts “Hear from The Mayor” Radio Show
Gary Byrd: Well, each and every Sunday of the month WBLS is proud to welcome the 110th mayor of New York City, the second mayor of color, and the first hip hop mayor in the city’s history. It’s time this morning to hear from the mayor, our mayor, Eric Adams on 107.5 WBLS. Mr. Mayor, good…
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Mayor Adams Adds to City Hall Communications Team
Ryan Birchmeier to Serve as Communications Director Erika Tannor to Serve as First Deputy Communications Director Charles Lutvak to Serve as First Deputy Press Secretary NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of and elevation of key members of the City Hall communications team halfway through his first term. On…
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Mayor Adams, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Cirrus Announce First-of-Its-Kind Partnership to Build Workforce Housing in NYC
Union Pensions, Cirrus Pledge Over $100 Million in Initial Stages toBuild Affordable Housing for Working-Class New Yorkers Latest Effort in Adams Administration’s Commitment to Use Every Toolto Address Housing Crisis NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) President Gary LaBarbera, and Cirrus…
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NYC Mayor Announces New $25 Million Space To Help Launch And Grow Bipoc, Woman-Owned, Other Health And Beauty Businesses At Brooklyn Navy Yard
R.F. Wilkins Consultants to Develop and Operate State-of-the-Art Facility to Position New York City as Leader in Nearly $450 Billion Health and Beauty Industry Facility Will Create an Estimated 900 Direct and Indirect Jobs in First Five Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer,…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Answered Questions From Representatives of the media and Appears Live On CBS News New York’s Streaming Network
Mary Calvi: Subway riders are about to deal with something they haven’t seen in nearly 20 years: random bag checks. Cindy Hsu: Mayor Eric Adams making that bold announcement after a series of violent attacks on the subway in recent weeks have left riders uneasy. His Honor and Chief of Transit Michael Kemper are live with us…
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Mayor Eric Adams Appears Live On NY1’s “Mornings On 1”
Jamie Stelter: It has been a violent few days in the city’s subway system. Since last Thursday, there have been at least eight violent crimes underground. Among the attacks, a stabbing on the 4 train in the Bronx, a subway conductor, slashed in the neck on the C train, and multiple attacks at Penn Station. That…
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Eric Adams Appears Live On CNBC’s “Squawkbox”
Andrew Ross Sorkin: Welcome back to SquawkBox. President Biden and former President Trump separately visiting and speaking from the U.S.‑Mexico border. That happened yesterday. Biden talked up a border security bill that’s been shunned by many in the House GOP Conference, Trump blaming, though, Biden for the broken state of things, tens of thousands of migrants…
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Mayor Adams Unveils Sweeping Changes to City Trash Regulations in Live NY1 Interview
In a live appearance on NY1’s “Mornings On 1” on March 1, 2024, Mayor Adams announced a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming the city’s approach to waste management. Effective immediately, all businesses placing trash on city sidewalks for collection are mandated to utilize containers, with a phased rollout for food-related establishments commencing in August and…
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Mayor Adams Announces Activation of City’s First Public E-Bike Charging Site for Delivery Workers
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball today activated the first of five public e-battery charging locations as part of the city’s new six-month pilot program to test safe, public charging of lithium-ion batteries…
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The Mayor of New York City advocates for the legalization of the cannabis industry by commemorating the inauguration of Brooklyn’s first legal dispensary owned by a Black woman. Additionally, the Mayor reaffirms the commitment to shutting down illicit smoke shops
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated the opening of Matawana Dispensary, the first Black woman-owned legal cannabis dispensary in Brooklyn. Building on an announcement in his State of the City address last month, Mayor Adams recommitted to supporting the equitable growth of the legal cannabis market and ensuring justice-impacted individuals are not undermined through…
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Recognizing Adams Administration’s Successful Fiscal Management, Leading Independent, Credit Rating Agencies Affirm New York City’s Strong Financial Standing
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today highlighted recent affirmations of the city’s bond ratings based upon strong fiscal management by four internationally-recognized, independent credit rating agencies — Moody’s Investors Service, S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings, and Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). Maintaining a strong bond rating is an indication of the city’s…
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NYC. Mayor Eric Adams Breaks Ground on New Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center
Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, Operations: All right. Good morning, everybody. Happy Friday. Welcome to a very important day for Staten Island, an important day for the city, and an important day for community building, it’s the glue that keeps our city together. And I’d like to introduce our mayor, Eric Adams, whose first priority is…
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Mayor Adams Announces Two-Year Suspension for Professional Engineer Following Investigation Into December 2023 Bronx Building Collapse
Major Building Collapse Still Under Active Investigation by DOB, DOI, and Bronx DA Further Investigation Could Result in Further EnforcementAgainst Professional Engineer Richard Koenigsberg NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Jimmy Oddo today announced the signing of an agreement with professional engineer Richard Koenigsberg…
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Mayor Adams’ Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Rent Stabilization Laws
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a decision on New York’s rent stabilization laws: “We are pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the remaining petitions challenging New York’s rent stabilization laws. For 50 years, rent stabilization has kept rents affordable for…
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Mayor’s Office Update: February 19, 2024 – News, Press Releases, and Executive Orders for the City of New York
Emergency Executive Order 559 WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which “represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now…