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10/31/2025
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Attorney General James Wins Court Decision Upholding New York’s Law on Background Checks

Attorney General James Wins Court Decision Upholding New York’s Law on Background Checks for Ammunition Sales

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New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction against enforcement of New York’s law requiring background checks with ammunition sales in New York State Firearms Association v. James:  “Once again, my office has successfully defended New York’s…

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New York State and NY City Climate Spending vs. China+India+Russia Fossil Fuel Production

New York State & City Climate Spending vs. China+India+Russia Fossil Fuel Production (2000-2024, Biennial)

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Year New York State Spending on Climate ($ billion) New York City Spending on Climate ($ billion) Total Spending ($ billion) Total Coal Production (Mt) China+India+Russia Total Oil Production (kb/d) China+India+Russia 2000 0.05 0.10 0.15 1880 10300 2002 0.06 0.12 0.18 2153 11765 2004 0.07 0.15 0.22 2755 13780 2006 0.08 0.20 0.28 3085 14330…

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 57 to launch the New York City Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain

NYC Creates First City Office for Digital Assets; Moises Rendon to Lead

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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…

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New York. Mayor Adams Unveils CRIB Housing Pilot

 New York. Mayor Adams Launches Two Signature Programs to Make Life More Affordable for New Mothers and Families, Avoid Shelter and Poverty (Video)

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Mayor Eric Adams announced two efforts to prevent new parents from entering shelter: the $8.5 million CRIB pilot, which gives pregnant New Yorkers housing help (via CityFHEPS vouchers or Pathway Home) so they can move into stable homes before birth, and New York City Baby Boxes—about $200 in essentials—for roughly 7,000 families delivering at Kings…

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Adams Marks One Year of PATH Subway Outreach With 20,100 Contacts, 6,100 Care Interventions (Video)

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—Mayor Eric Adams marked the first anniversary of the city’s Partnership Assistance for Transit Homelessness program, a police-clinician “co-response” effort launched in August 2024 to connect unhoused riders to services. City officials said PATH teams have made more than 20,100 contacts, delivered care over 6,100 times, and helped nearly 1,900 people living in the subway…

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