Photo Editorial credit: lev radin May 13, 2023 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the launch of the city’s first asylum seeker arrival center and the placement of what will be the city’s ninth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center as hundreds of asylum seekers continue to arrive in New York […]
Water is a precious resource, and New York City has some of the best municipal drinking water on the planet. Our water comes from reservoirs in the Catskills and beyond, and travels hundreds of miles to reach our taps. New Yorkers pay just one cent per gallon for our exceptional drinking water. And we use […]
Photo Editorial credit: lev radin Last week, the Adams Administration released our Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget. As President Joe Biden has often said: “Show me your budget and I will show you your values.” That is why this budget invests in our Working People’s Agenda, prioritizing education, jobs, housing, health care, and public safety. […]
Photo Editorial credit: Ron Adar Summer is a great time for children, but it’s a challenging time for working parents. No parent wants to leave their child at home if they don’t have family or trusted friends to look after them. Learning loss also happens over the summer. Studies have shown that during the summer […]
Every New Yorker has strong women in their life. The women who birthed and nurtured them. Our mothers, sisters, aunties, and grandmas. Our teachers, our doctors, nurses, engineers, scientists. The hardworking women who make life in this city possible and inspire us, We owe so much to women. Yet for generations, women’s health has not […]
Mayor Eric Adams visits Armory in New York for HBCU showcase and delivers remarks as students compete in track and field on January 14, 2023. (Shutterstock) Every year, the Mayor presents a budget to the people of New York City. This budget is about much more than what we are spending and what we are […]
By El Mansour Bettahar Nobody plans to get sick or injured, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. Ten years ago, I got into an accident at my construction job. I was in pain and alone, having left my family in Algeria during my recent move to the United States. I wanted to get treatment but didn’t have […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during meeting with the Orthodox Union on combating antisemitism by elected officials at Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York on December 12, 2022 (Shutterstock) Every day when I’m out talking to my fellow New Yorkers across the five boroughs, I hear the same things. All of us want a strong economy, […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Most Americans are aware that the nation is deeply divided, and that politics is intruding everywhere. They seem to think that we have two equal opposing forces, as shown by razor-thin majorities in Congress and in many key elections. This superficial appearance papers over a marked asymmetry in actual power, […]
New York City, NY USA November 21, 2022. NYC Mayor Eric Adams signs two legislative bills to help victims of domestic violence. (Shutterstock) While I was on the campaign trail, I met many New Yorkers who expressed their desire for a safer city. New Yorkers want to feel safe in their neighborhoods, at their places […]