Sep. 3, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams New York is a city that works for our people, with resources available to help hard-working residents afford the cost of housing, child care, health care, transit, and more. But all too often, the New Yorkers most in need of these programs are not aware that they…
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Op-Ed | The Bronx is buying a ticket to the future with historic Metro-North plan
Aug. 27, 2024 By amNewYork With New York City’s rental vacancy rate at a historic low of just 1.4 percent and half of all New Yorkers paying more than 30 percent of their income on rent, the Bronx is leading the charge by saying ‘yes’ to more housing and buying a ticket to the…
Op-Ed | The EITC: Helping working families afford to live in the greatest city in the world
Aug. 20, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Working people and families make life in our city possible. Their work and contributions in every sector — from public safety to business, hospitality, health care, and more, enable our city to function. Here in New York City, we believe that working people and their families should…
Op-Ed | Community partnerships for quality of life
Aug. 13, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Earlier in June, the Lower East Side and New York City was shocked by an egregious outburst of violence when a person with severe mental illness stabbed three-people on 14th Street. While overall crime is down in our city and instances like this are an outlier, one…
Op-Ed | Protecting New Yorkers from unsafe batteries
Jul. 23, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams New York is the safest big city in America, and we are working hard every day to keep New Yorkers safe from all kinds of dangers — including those posed by lithium-ion battery fires. While the rise of battery-powered mobility devices has had many positive effects, too…
Op-Ed | City of Yes: A little more housing in every neighborhood
Jul. 16, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Our city is facing a generational housing crisis with a vacancy rate at 1.4 percent, and half of all New York renters are paying more than 30 percent of their income in rent. The only way to solve this crisis is simple: build more. That requires all…
Op-Ed | Fighting for safer, cleaner streets
Jul. 9, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams Last week, we celebrated Independence Day — an opportunity to reflect on the values that make the American Dream possible in our city. Public safety and livability are two such foundational commitments — allowing every New Yorker to pursue their dreams without fear for their safety and…
Op-Ed | A budget that prioritizes working-class New Yorkers and seeks to make our city more affordable
Jul. 2, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams New Yorkers deserve a city budget that delivers for them and tackles our affordability crisis head-on. Alongside Speaker Adams and our City Council partners, we are proud to announce the passage of a $112.4 billion Adopted Budget that invests in the future of our city and the…
Op-Ed | Education that lifts up all of our students
Jun. 25, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams As New York City’s first openly dyslexic mayor, I know what it is like to not have the support I needed in school growing up. School was often difficult for me. I was scared of being called on by the teacher and my fellow students made fun…
Op-Ed: Not another Amazon disaster
June 20, 2024 By John J. Ciafone, Esq. A few years ago, Long Island City won a national competition to house the corporate headquarters of Amazon. Amazon promised tens of thousands of jobs, from technical employment for workers to local student graduates, deliverers, contractors, laborers, construction union jobs, Porters and Superintendents. Also, not to mention… Read more »