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New York City Mayor Eric Adams praised the City Council’s Land Use and Zoning Committees for advancing his Jamaica Neighborhood Plan to a full Council vote. He said Jamaica’s outdated zoning has held back new housing and business growth, and the plan—spanning 230 blocks—would create the city’s largest Mandatory Inclusionary Housing zone, unlocking thousands of…
Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging New York State Attorney General Letitia James with Bank Fraud under 18 U.S.C. Section 1344 and False Statements to a Financial Institution under 18 U.S.C. Section 1014. “No one is above the law. The charges as…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has launched the New York State Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, giving private-sector employees without a workplace plan an easy, automatic way to save for retirement through payroll deductions into portable Roth IRAs. Free and simple for employers, the program follows a successful pilot and now allows New York businesses…
On October 7, 2025, New York City filed an amicus brief with a coalition of 74 local governments supporting Oregon in Oregon v. Trump, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a district court order that enjoined the Trump administration’s September 2025 deployment of the National Guard to Portland. The…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed flags on state buildings to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, October 7, and ordered major landmarks— including One World Trade Center, the Governor Mario M. Cuomo and Kosciuszko bridges, Empire State Plaza, Niagara Falls, Grand Central Terminal’s Pershing Square Viaduct, Moynihan Train Hall, and more…
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a $9.6 million project that enhances safety and improves traffic flow on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn. The project reconfigured lanes and made other improvements to the eastbound parkway between Jamaica Avenue and Highland Boulevard to reduce bottlenecks and ease travel along this important commuter artery….