New York City posted 2,192 overdose deaths in 2024, down 28% from 3,056 in 2023, marking the first meaningful decline in a decade, Mayor Eric Adams said Oct. 28, 2025. Provisional DOHMH data show broad-based improvement across all five boroughs, led by Staten Island—off nearly 50%—while the Bronx still has the highest fatality rate. City…
– The City of New York today announced a new lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE), U.S. DOE Secretary Linda McMahon, and two other members of the U.S. DOE to protect grant funding that New York City Public Schools is owed by the federal agency after it, last month, sought to block the…
Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 57 to launch the New York City Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain—the first municipal office of its kind in the U.S. The new office, led by Executive Director Moises Rendon, will promote responsible use of crypto and blockchain, grow jobs and investment, and make government services more efficient…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after all remaining living hostages in Gaza were returned home to Israel: “Our hearts are filled with joy as an end to the war in Gaza appears to be on the horizon and families have finally been united. All living Israeli hostages have…
Mayor Eric Adams announced New York City’s fourth sale of General Obligation Social Bonds—$460 million in taxable, fixed-rate debt—to finance nearly 2,200 new affordable housing units, with proceeds reimbursing projects under HPD’s ELLA, SARA, and Supportive Housing Loan programs. More than 80% of units will serve households at or below 60% AMI (up to $97,200…
Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced third-quarter crime stats showing seven consecutive quarters of declining major crime since January 2024, with six of seven index categories down. Shooting incidents fell 15.6% in Q3 (-29.7% in September) and victims hit record lows, aided by 4,100 illegal guns seized this year and nearly…