June 19, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan With increasingly hotter summers expected in years to come, the city announced a massive investment in NYC pools this week shortly before dozens of pools are scheduled to open for the season on June 26. On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation launched… Read more »
Jun. 17, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller A New York City board will vote Monday night on how much to raise rents this year for the Big Apple’s approximately 1 million stabilized tenants — a hike that could reach as high as 6.5%. The nine-member panel, known as the Rent Guidelines Board, will hold its…
May. 28, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday praised NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell, saying he likes “his style,” amid widespread criticism of Chell’s use of his official social media account to attack perceived critics of the department. Adams made the May 28 remarks during his weekly news conference in…
May. 24, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday a deal with the union representing city lifeguards that is expected to help boost the number of workers who patrol city beaches and pools amid a years-long shortage. The deal, part of the ongoing negotiations between the city and the union District Council…
May. 16, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Advocates, City Council members and hundreds of seniors rallied outside of City Hall on Thursday against Mayor Eric Adams’ $72.9 million in proposed cuts to the city’s Department for the Aging. The proposed reduction, which is part of Adams’ Fiscal Year 2025 executive budget, comes on top of…
May. 7, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday launched a new initiative to shut down unlicensed cannabis sellers in the Big Apple after being given more authority to do so in last month’s state budget. The effort, dubbed “Operation Padlock to Protect,” will involve a cohort of local law enforcement and…
May. 1, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York City’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized tenants could see their rents hiked by as much as 6.5%, according to preliminary ranges approved by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) Tuesday night. The nine-member panel, made up entirely of Mayor Eric Adams’ appointees, advanced in a 5-2 vote…
Apr. 30, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams For over two years, cities across the country have struggled to respond to the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In New York City, slowing tax revenue growth combined with low office occupancy rates, and the expiration of temporary federal stimulus dollars have put a strain on our…
Apr. 24, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Eight months after ordering most city agencies to dramatically cut their spending, Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a $111.6 billion budget plan that restores some slashed funding — but still leaves areas such as the city’s public libraries on the chopping block. Hizzoner’s Fiscal Year 2025 executive…
Apr. 21, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Albany lawmakers finally passed the state budget on Saturday, a plan that contained a two-year extension of mayoral control of New York City public schools, a deal to boost housing supply and some tenant safeguards. Gov. Kathy Hochul took a victory lap Saturday afternoon over the passage of…