After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s February 23, 2026 blizzard update, reporters pressed him on what New Yorkers cared about most: why the travel ban ended while conditions remained dangerous, whether restrictions could be used in future emergencies, how the city handled homelessness during the storm, and why schools would reopen the next day. The Q&A also…
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…
Summary: On August 22, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams addressed reporters following a police-involved shooting and recent indictments of two longtime associates, Ingrid Lewis-Martin and Jesse Hamilton. Adams firmly denied speculation that he might step down, vowing not to “quit on New York City” despite mounting political pressure and corruption allegations. He defended his record on…
On August 22, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams officially designated the New York City Department of Finance as the administering agency responsible for acting on behalf of the Mayor in relation to Articles 2-H, 2-J, and 2-K of the General City Law, and Chapters 6-B, 6-C, and 6-E of Title 22 of the Administrative Code of…
Summary: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Grand Street Guild, and Catholic Homes of New York, has announced the financing of Ridge Street Apartments, a 100-percent affordable senior housing development at 145 Broome Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. This 16-story, $176 million project will deliver 190…
Attorney General James Secures Over $200 Million from Gilead Sciences for Paying Illegal Kickbacks AG James Leads Coalition Stopping Gilead’s Illegal Scheme to Promote HIV Medication. New York Will Receive $6.6 Million from Multistate Settlement in Principle – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 48 other attorneys general in securing…