Tag: opinion

Op-Ed | New York City values, New York City strong

Mayor Adams speaking

Feb. 25, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams New York City has a long and eventful history. Over 400 years, we have had our ups and downs. But throughout, New Yorkers’ resiliency has prevailed and our city’s fundamental values have remained constant. We are stronger because of our diversity. Every single person who decides to…

Op-Ed | Breaking housing records and giving New Yorkers a key to their future

Mayor Eric Adams.

Feb. 18, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams Since day one of our administration, building housing and bringing down the cost of living has been two of our top priorities. We know that in order to make New York City the best place on the globe to raise a family, we need affordable housing across…

Op-Ed | Taking the case to Albany for a stronger NYC

Mayor Eric Adams

Feb. 11, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams Since day one of our administration, our mission has been to make New York City a safer, more affordable city that is the best place to raise a family. Last week, our team and I visited Albany to advocate for funding and legislation so that we can…

Op-Ed | Getting 20,000 illegal guns off our streets for a safer city

Mayor Adam

Jan. 28, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams From the moment I was sworn in as your mayor three years ago, our primary mission has been to create safer streets, safer subways, and a safer city for New York families. That means tackling the issue of gun violence head-on and working to get illegal guns…

Op-Ed | Making New York City the best place to raise a family

Mayor Eric Adams.

Jan. 14, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams Last week in Harlem, the neighborhood where generations of Black families have flourished, I reported to New Yorkers on the state of our city and outlined an ambitious agenda to make New York City the best place to raise a family. When we came into office three…

Op-Ed | Celebrating 400 years of the greatest city in the world

Mayor Eric Adams.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Mayor Eric Adams 2025 marks a historic occasion — our city’s 400th anniversary. It marks four centuries since the first European settlement of Manhattan in 1625, on land then known as Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Lenape people. The tiny Dutch colony began as New Amsterdam and then changed to New…

Op-Ed | Almost 65 million reasons why New York City tourism is back

Mayor Eric Adams.

Dec. 30, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams The hospitality and tourism industry are the lifeblood of New York City’s economy. When we came into office three years ago, our city was emerging from the depths of the pandemic. Streets were empty and businesses were struggling to survive — and our tourism industry was hit hard. But…