Mar. 13, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Council Speaker Adrienne Adams wants to go “back to basics.” The speaker’s State of the City speech, which she delivered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on March 13, focussed on making city government work more effectively for all New Yorkers and taking on the mounting affordability crisis…
Mar. 12, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Leaders of the city’s three public library systems launched a fresh campaign Tuesday to demand that Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council reverse a collective $58.3 million in proposed cuts in the coming Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
Mar. 11, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A progressive coalition launched Monday will advocate for including $2 billion in the coming city budget to build much-needed affordable housing in the Big Apple over the next four years.
Mar. 5, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
Applications are now open for restaurants to join the city’s new, permanent outdoor dining program, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday, as the administration unveiled prototypes for how the new modular, seasonal dining setups will look.
Mar. 1, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
New city rules requiring all businesses across the five boroughs to put their trash in secure lidded containers took effect on Friday.
Feb. 27, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams insisted Tuesday that an incident where dozens of people, believed to be migrants, were discovered living in a cramped Queens storefront had nothing to do with his policies to move newcomers out of shelters.
Jan. 30, 2024 By amNewYork
Last week, in the Bronx, the borough where hip hop was born, I reported to New Yorkers on the state of our city.
Jan. 19, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams on Friday vetoed City Council legislation that aims to increase NYPD transparency as to its dealings with the public.
Jan. 15, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Mayor Eric Adams will spare the city’s three public library systems from another round of broad budget cuts across city agencies that he is set to announce Tuesday, Hizzoner revealed on Jan. 14.
Jan. 2, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams
New York City is the city that never sleeps. We are a 24-hour city that is the nightlife capital of the world. And we remain the safest big city in America.