Note: The following letter, sent out on the morning of August 8, 2025, is published with the permission of Save Chelsea. The community-based organization encourages you to contact City Council Member Erik Bottcher and other elected officials with your concerns about the NYCHA plan. August 8, 2025 / TO: City Council Member Erik Bottcher […]
BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When I came into office, affordable housing was at the top of my agenda, and I didn’t need any studies or polls to tell me why. New Yorkers were telling me every day, every chance they got. I heard it at the store, on the street, and […]
BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Working-class families deserve nothing less than a hard-working administration that puts their needs first. And when it comes to child care and after-school programming, this administration has listened to the parents of this city and taken meaningful action to support children and make life more affordable for […]
BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Ask any young person, senior citizen, or working-class New Yorker about the biggest issues facing our city and you’ll hear the same response: affordable housing. When our administration came into office, we were clear that our city could not afford to keep kicking the can down the […]
BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | The best way to make the American Dream a reality for all New Yorkers is by making our city more affordable for working-class families. Childcare costs have skyrocketed across New York City, putting pressure on monthly bills and family budgets. Working families are struggling to afford these high […]
Note : The following letter–reprinted with author Lizette Colón’s permission–was sent on July 10, 2025 to NYS Assemblymember Tony Simone, NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher, and Robert Gottheim (Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s Chief of Staff). Diversions from the original version have been made for the purpose of clarification, and [appear as bracketed text]. I woke up […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Summer in the city has begun, and we want all New Yorkers to enjoy the season in the greatest city in the world. We have so much to offer in terms of activities and outdoor space. But we also want to make sure that everyone is safe wherever they […]
BY ZACHARY RICHNER | This past weekend, a horse named Journalism showed us what a comeback looks like. He was five lengths back, bumped and bruised as he fought through a crowded pack in the Preakness Stakes, one of horse racing’s biggest events. But Journalism didn’t fold, even when he looked to be down and out. […]
BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | When we came into office in 2022, illegal smoke shops were popping up all around the city. No matter what community you talked to, no matter what borough you visited, New Yorkers were fed up. Illegal smoke and cannabis shops were cutting the line — hurting hard-earned legal […]
Response from Liam Blank to Eugene Sinigalliano’s A Block 780 Resident Reacts to the FRA’s Recent Takeover at Penn Station (ChelseaCommunityNews.com / Guest Opinion: May 4, 2025) BY LIAM BLANK | As author of 2022’s From Here to There: Regional Rail for Metro New York (published during my tenure at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign) and […]