Dear ____________: I am writing, as a concerned New Yorker, to urge you not to approve a special permit for Madison Square Garden (MSG). As you are aware, MSG received a 10-year special permit in 2013 when the first (50-year) permit lapsed. This extension was granted with the intent that MSG could find, and relocate […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | 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 […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Last week, New York City celebrated Earth Week by powering up new rooftop solar panels in Brooklyn, cleaning up parks in Queens, and releasing PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, our new plan to create a more climate-resilient city for all. This strategic climate plan builds on our city’s ongoing efforts to […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | 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, […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | New Yorkers work hard 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They should expect their city government to work at their pace—not the other way around. New Yorkers shouldn’t have to navigate layers of government bureaucracy or fill out pages of paper forms to have access to the […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | 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 […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Electronic transportation devices are everywhere in New York City now—and from daily commuting to food delivery, they are revolutionizing how we get around. E-bikes and e-scooters are a convenient and low-cost alternative to cars. They help reduce congestion on our streets and make our city cleaner and greener. Tens of thousands of our delivery […]
BY JOHN MUDD, PRESIDENT OF MIDTOWN SOUTH COMMUNITY COUNCIL | On Monday, January 9th, 2023, The New York City Council held a hearing to consider legislation amending the administrative code to preserve health care choice for retirees. But amending the code does nothing to preserve choice. The groans and rebuttals from city workers and retirees […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | Last year, we declared that New York City would lead the way on housing in America. Our city must remain a place where everyday New Yorkers can find and afford a place to live. We have set a moonshot goal of building 500,000 new homes for New Yorkers over […]
BY NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS | As we go into the second year of our administration, I am proud that we have made real progress on the issue that matters so deeply to all New Yorkers: Public safety. The numbers are in, and the news is good: Major crime in our city is down. From serious […]