More Americans can travel abroad today than at any time in our history. In 1990, only five percent of Americans had a passport. Today, that number is 48 percent. In Fiscal Year 2023, the Department of State issued over 24 million passport books and cards – more than ever before. To better serve the growing number of…
Mayor Eric Adams made an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to address the ongoing protests at Columbia University and the city’s budget discussions. He underscored the need to strike a balance between the right to protest and ensuring public safety, noting that the university had not sought direct police intervention. Mayor Adams also conveyed optimism…
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement in response to the ongoing protests occurring at Columbia University: “I am horrified and disgusted with the antisemitism being spewed at and around the Columbia University campus — like the example of a young woman holding a sign with an arrow pointing…
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Andrew Ross Sorkin: Welcome back to SquawkBox. President Biden and former President Trump separately visiting and speaking from the U.S.‑Mexico border. That happened yesterday. Biden talked up a border security bill that’s been shunned by many in the House GOP Conference, Trump blaming, though, Biden for the broken state of things, tens of thousands of migrants…
Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi, Operations: All right. Good morning, everybody. Happy Friday. Welcome to a very important day for Staten Island, an important day for the city, and an important day for community building, it’s the glue that keeps our city together. And I’d like to introduce our mayor, Eric Adams, whose first priority is…