WHEREAS, the public safety was imperiled by a flash flood emergency caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that flooded roads, impacted mass transit, stranded motorists, and caused widespread damage to residential and commercial buildings throughout the City, causing unsafe conditions in those buildings and imperiling health and safety; and WHEREAS, the state of emergency…
Moderator: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us for today’s Public Safety briefing led by New York City Office of Public Safety Chief of Operations, Justin Meyers. Following our last speaker, we will take a few questions from the media, followed by some questions that have been submitted by the public ahead of today’s…
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which “represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now to address the ongoing…
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 asylum seekers while…
Mayor Adams’ “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” Proposal Will Include Changes Needed to Facilitate Office Conversions That Albany Failed to Pass City Creating an Office Conversion Accelerator to Expedite Conversion Projects Immediately, Advancing Effort to Create New Homes and Good Jobs in Midtown Manhattan Follows Adams Administration’s Record-Breaking Year for Creating Affordable Housing and…
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the city has provided shelter and care for more than 101,200 asylum seekers that have arrived in the five boroughs since April 2022. “With more than 101,200 asylum seekers arriving in New York City and asking for shelter, our city has now provided shelter…