BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Voting is the bedrock of our democracy — it shapes the kind of city, state, and nation we become. The stakes of this year’s election could not be higher, and New Yorkers have the chance to make their voices heard on Tuesday November 5th. The polls will be open […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Recently, I was with community leaders and senior officials in our administration on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, which is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in our city. It is where New Yorkers from all over the world come to live, work, raise their families, and strive for the […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Our mission as an administration has always been clear: making New York City affordable and keeping it the safest big city in America. We have been able to achieve this by being tough and smart on crime, both on our streets and in the subways. Thanks to our efforts, New York City […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | New Yorkers deserve safe, warm, and comfortable living conditions during fall and winter, and the city is here to make sure they get it. Last week, heat season started in New York City. While cold and winter weather can bring dangerously low temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds, ice, sleet, […]
BY MAX BURBANK | The key question, the lens through which you have to view the October 1, 2024 debate between Junior Senator from Ohio JD Vance and Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz is: Did it matter? This VP debate, or honestly any VP debate? I gotta say, “NO.” Not much anyway, maybe not at […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Last week, the City Planning Commission listened to the voices of countless New Yorkers and said ‘yes’ to the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” — the most pro-housing changes in the history of the city’s zoning code. New Yorkers cannot afford to wait any longer for affordable housing. […]
BY MARIA HUIZA FOR THE EMPIRE STATE LOCAL NEWS COALITION | Earlier this year, Chelsea Community News (CCNews) joined over 200 other local newspapers in New York State to launch the Empire State Local News Coalition, which successfully advocated for a state tax credit to support jobs in local newsrooms across the state. Now, the fruits […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | I am proud to be a New Yorker, and as your mayor, I am even prouder to announce that our city is getting safer, stronger, and more affordable every day. But you don’t have to take my word for it: just look at the numbers. We just released the […]
Note: The following text was transcribed from a public speech given by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenant Celines Miranda, who was one of the featured speakers at September 15’s Coming Together: A Social Justice & Music Festival (presented by the Midtown South Community Council). Miranda’s topic is summarized by Manhattan Community Board 4 (MCB4), […]
Note: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is, as described on this nyc.gov page, “a zoning reform proposal that would address the housing crisis by making it possible to build a little more housing in every neighborhood.” Opponents of the plan dislike how it would override current, custom-made zoning in favor of across-the-board allowances. The proposal began […]