Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
“Rats do not run our city,” famous rodent-hater Mayor Eric Adams proclaimed in City Hall Wednesday.
War against rats: New city rules will require ‘food-related’ and chain businesses to put trash in containers
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Adams comes to tentative $293M 5-year deal with Teamsters Local 237
Jun. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams has ironed out a tentative five-year labor deal with the Teamsters Local 237, which will cover more than 9,000 municipal workers, the mayor announced on Monday. The Teamsters Local 237 represent a large swath of city employees such as school safety agents, special police officers…
City cuts time for processing gun crime evidence in half over past year: Mayor
Jun. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Over its first year of operation, a new gun crime unit within the city Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has cut the time for processing evidence in gun cases roughly in half, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday afternoon.
Mayor Adams inks bill aiming to let more New Yorkers shop around for healthcare
Jun. 23, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams signed a City Council bill on Friday creating a new Office of Healthcare Accountability that promises to let New Yorkers compare prices among public and private hospitals across the five boroughs on its website. The bill, sponsored by City Council Member Julie Menin (D-Manhattan), unanimously…
‘Toking’ action: City Council unanimously approves stiff fines on landlords who rent to unlicensed cannabis shops
Jun. 22, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Amid a push to further crackdown on illicit cannabis sales, the City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a bill barring landlords from knowingly leasing commercial space to stores that sell unlicensed marijuana or tobacco products. The legislation, sponsored by Council Member Lynn Schulman (D-Queens), overwhelmingly passed the council…
‘Performatory and dangerous’: City Emergency Management commish Iscol slams City Council bill on right-to-shelter for makeshift migrant housing
Jun. 21, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol forcefully pushed back Wednesday on a City Council bill that would apply right-to-shelter standards for emergency housing opened to accommodate tens of thousands of migrants over the past year.
Ranked-choice voting: How the relatively new process works for NYC voters and candidates
Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
As New Yorkers head to the polls this week to vote early for the June 27 City Council primary elections, they’ll be able to cast a ballot for more than just one candidate.
Mayor unveils new center to help migrants apply for asylum, gives $5M to legal service providers
Jun. 20, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
After revealing last month that very few of the over 76,000 migrants who’ve come through the Big Apple since last year have actually applied for asylum, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced he’s opening a center to help newcomers fill out and submit their claims.
Adams drops 90-day rule for city housing vouchers, battle with council over voucher access still looms
Jun. 16, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams signed an emergency rule on Friday to nix the mandate that people must spend 90 days in homeless shelters to access city housing vouchers, a month after the City Council passed a bill doing the same thing. The move comes as Adams’ office faces ongoing…
Mayor Adams greets seniors at Peter Cardella Senior Citizens Center in Ridgewood
Jun. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina Mayor Eric Adams greeted seniors at the Peter Cardella Senior Citizens Center, located at 68-52 Fresh Pond Road, in Ridgewood, on Wednesday, June 14. Adams arrived at the senior center around 1 p.m., where he was met by the center’s staff and those seniors who wanted a glimpse of…
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