New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit up yellow tonight in honor of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. “Today, we reflect on the inhumanity of slavery, remember those in Haiti who fought in the name of the…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the largest civil rights settlement in the city’s history, securing 850 apartments for voucher holders and imposing a $1 million penalty on Parkchester Preservation Management for discriminatory housing practices. The landmark settlement highlights the city’s commitment to protecting tenants from source-of-income discrimination, ensuring access to affordable housing for…
Democratic mayor adams wants to make living in basements the norm?Mayor Eric Adams does support the idea of making basement apartments a more viable and safe housing option in New York City as part of his broader strategy to address the city’s housing crisis. However, his goal is not to make living in basements the…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) Director and City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Dan Garodnick today celebrated the New York City Council’s approval of the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan, the first DCP-led neighborhood plan certified and approved under the Adams administration. Designed to accompany four new…
Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi and Mayor Eric Adams highlighted the pervasive issue of scaffolding in New York City, emphasizing its importance for public safety but also its negative impact when left up for too long. Mayor Adams stressed the need to remove outdated scaffolding, which not only detracts from the city’s aesthetics but also poses…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today announced a lawsuit against National Floors Direct, a nationwide company that sells and installs flooring, alleging nearly 2,500 counts of violations of the city’s consumer protection laws. The lawsuit alleges that National Floors Direct…