NEW YORK CITY HALL WHEREAS, although the City, state, and federal governments have rescinded various public health-related measures responding to COVID-19, the City has yet to fully recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, as of June 2023, the City’s unemployment rate is 5.4%, higher than the national rate of 3.7%, and…
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…
New York City Hall 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…
President Joe Biden and I are committed to delivering relief to student loan debt borrowers to help them move forward with their lives – whether they want to start a family, buy a home, or become an entrepreneur. Today, we are taking another historic step by forgiving $39 billion in student loan debt for 804,000 borrowers who…
Vice President Harris visits Coppin State University, an HBCU in Baltimore, Maryland, on final day of Investing in America tour to announce historic investment to capitalize a national-scale clean energy financing network and provide unprecedented support for underserved communities To close-out the Biden-Harris Administration’s second Investing in America tour and highlight the impact of Bidenomics…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the return of the “Rise Up NYC” concert series, which will provide New Yorkers with eight free community concerts that will be performed across all five boroughs this summer. The highly anticipated concert series returns for its second season and encourages New Yorkers to explore all corners of…