On July 25, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams announced a $1 million investment in New York City’s Animal Care Centers (ACC) to enhance shelter capacity and animal care in Manhattan and Queens. The funding will support hiring and training 14 additional staff members and improving shelter conditions. As NYC shelters reach full capacity, this initiative aims to ensure better care for animals and encourage adoptions. ACC, a non-profit managing the city’s open-admissions shelters, vaccinates, licenses, and micro-chips animals while facilitating adoptions and reunions. The Adams administration also opened new shelters in Staten Island (2022), Queens (2024), and Manhattan (2024), with a Bronx shelter and a renovated Brooklyn facility planned for next year.
Mayor Adams Announces $1 Million Investment in Animal Care Centers to Increase Shelter Capacity and Better Care for Animals, Hire Additional Staff
Announcement Comes as Shelters Across New York City Reach Intake Capacity. Funding Will Go Toward Increasing Capacity and Training, Hiring Additional Staff
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a new $1 million investment to Animal Care Centers of New York City (ACC) to increase capacity to better care for the shelter populations in Manhattan and Queens and improve shelter conditions by supporting the hiring and training of 14 additional staff for those locations. Additionally, Mayor Adams encouraged all New Yorkers to consider adding a pet to their family by visiting ACC to find the perfect match.
“In so many ways, our pets care for us and our loved ones, and it’s important that we care for them, too,” said Mayor Adams. “ACC’s work to ensure no animal is left behind is essential to protecting animals across New York City, and our administration is proud to invest $1 million in additional funding to support the work ACC does and boost their capacity to better care for animals. I also urge New Yorkers looking for a pet addition to their families to adopt, so we can ensure that every animal can find a loving home.”
ACC is a non-profit organization contracted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to serve as the city’s open-admissions animal-shelter system. ACC finds placement for animals through direct adoptions from the public and through partnerships with hundreds of other animal welfare organizations. Before animals are adopted, ACC ensures that every animal is vaccinated, licensed, and micro-chipped. ACC offers resources to reduce pet surrenders and help people keep their animal companions, as well as to reunite lost pets with their families.
In 2022, the Adams administration opened a new ACC in Staten Island to better serve the needs of sheltered animals on Staten Island. In 2024, the first full-service animal shelter opened in Queens and a new Pet Adoption Center opened in Manhattan. A new Bronx ACC — the first full-service animal shelter for the borough — and a completely renovated Brooklyn ACC are expected to open next year.
July 25, 2025 NEW YORK CITY HALL, MANHATTAN –
Sources: NYC.gov, Big New York news BigNY.com
