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New York. Mayor Adams and BP Fossella Announce $30 Million Investment in Staten Island Parks, Snug Harbor, and Staten Island Zoo (Video)

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella announced nearly $30 million in FY 2026 budget capital funding to improve parks, cultural institutions, and open space on Staten Island, enhancing access, safety, and quality of life for residents. The investment includes $5.6 million to reconstruct Bloomingdale Park playground with new…

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New York City Mayor Adams Plans $68 Million Prospect Park Bluebelt to Stop Flash Flooding in Brooklyn

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Mayor Eric Adams announced a $68 million plan to stop flash flooding in and around Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The city will create Brooklyn’s first-ever Bluebelt in Prospect Park, using nature — like the lake, ponds, and wetlands — to better handle heavy rain and protect nearby neighborhoods, including Ditmas Park, Kensington, Prospect Park South,…

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Mayor Eric Adams Calls for United Fight Against Antisemitism at 2025 North American Mayors Summit in NYC

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At CAM’s 2025 North American Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism Closing Gala Dinner, New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered a passionate speech urging a united, “team sport” approach to combating antisemitism and all forms of hatred, emphasizing that the goal is not to “outrun” each other’s problems but to remove the “lion of hatred” from…

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Mayor Adams and CC Sabathia Open $11 Million “Harlem Field of Dreams” Multi-Sport Turf Field at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Yankees All-Star CC Sabathia, and community leaders have officially opened the $11 million “Harlem Field of Dreams” at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground in Harlem, transforming a once-dilapidated dirt lot into a 150,000-square-foot state-of-the-art multi-sport synthetic turf field for baseball, softball, soccer, football, and lacrosse. Funded through a public-private…

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Mayor Adams Announces $38.9 Million New York City Settlement With Starbucks Over Fair Workweek Violations

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced a historic $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks for more than 500,000 violations of the city’s Fair Workweek Law at over 300 locations between 2021 and 2024, marking the largest worker protection settlement in city history. The agreement requires Starbucks…

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Inside NYC’s COPA Bill: A Simple Walkthrough of the Law, With Sources You Can Check

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1. What is COPA? New York City’s Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is a proposed local law in the City Council, officially Intro 902-2024. According to the Council’s own summary, the bill would: give certain qualified entities (nonprofits, community land trusts, etc.) a first opportunity to purchase certain residential buildings and a chance to…

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