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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks, and The City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodriguez today announced a historic expansion of technology-career pipelines for New York City students, including through major commitments from tech giant Google. DOE and CUNY will…

June 16, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams today issued emergency rules eliminating the 90-day length-of-stay requirement for New Yorkers in shelter to be eligible for City Family Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) housing vouchers — the largest city-funded rental assistance program in the nation — vastly expanding the number of New Yorkers in shelter…

Jessica Moore: Now to a CBS 2 exclusive. Under attack by a federal monitor over the running of Rikers Island, Mayor Adams and his Corrections commissioner offer a stunning and unusual defense. They invited CBS 2 political reporter Marcia Kramer to see the actual videos in question in the monitor’s report. Mayor Eric Adams: What we inherited…

June 9, 2023 WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the…