Governor Kathy Hochul today ( April 6 2024 ) updated New Yorkers on safety precautions taken following yesterday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake and reminded the public of best practices to stay safe during a seismic event. Over the past 24 hours, the U.S. Geological Survey has detected at least 25 aftershocks in Central New Jersey, many of which…
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. Caban, New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber today announced the launch of a multi-agency city-state task force dedicated to identifying and removing so-called…
Brian Lehrer: It’s the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. With us now, Mayor Eric Adams. Mr. Mayor, always great to have you on the show. Welcome back to WNYC. Mayor Eric Adams: Hey, thanks, Brian. It’s good to be on. Many years of communicating with you and your listeners. Lehrer: That’s right. And listeners,…
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a series of letters to social media companies requesting they provide detailed explanations of the steps they are taking to stop the spread of hateful content encouraging violence against Jewish and Muslim people and institutions in the wake of terrorist attacks in Israel. The letters, sent to…
October 2, 2023 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement on the first day of trial in her case against Donald Trump for engaging in years of financial fraud to unjustly enrich himself and cheat the system: “For years, Donald Trump falsely inflated his net worth to enrich himself…
AG JAMES ALSO WARNS BORROWERS OF STUDENT LOAN SCAMMERS NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today provided tips to New York borrowers on how to manage their federal student loans when payments resume in October. Federal student loan interest accrual resumed this month and payments will be due in October 2023. Attorney…