web analytics
01/16/2026
Headlines

NYC Mayor Adams, Department Of Sanitation, Sanitation Foundation Announce New Philanthropic Initiative To Provide Sidewalk Cleaning To High-Traffic Commercial Corridors

Big New York08 mins

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and the Sanitation Foundation (DSNY’s official nonprofit) announced a major new philanthropic undertaking focused on cleaning high-traffic commercial corridors across the city in a video released today. Beginning on Nostrand Avenue, from Myrtle Avenue to Eastern Parkway, and Utica Avenue, from Fulton…

Read More
New York news

NYC Invests $5.5M to Expand Free Swim Lessons for 18,000 Students

Big New York08 mins

Mayor Eric Adams announced a $5.5 million investment to expand free swim lessons across New York City, reaching nearly 18,000 students. The initiative aims to improve water safety, particularly in underserved communities, while saving families over $1.3 million in swim lesson costs. With rising temperatures and the city’s extensive shoreline, officials emphasize swimming as both…

Read More

Governor Hochul to Federal Workers: ‘You’re Hired’ – New York Launches Job Recruitment Initiative Amid Federal Layoffs”

Big New York03 mins

Governor Hochul to Federal Workers: Here in New York, We Say ‘You’re Hired’ While DOGE Attacks and Undermines the Federal Workforce, Governor Hochul Launches Recruitment Effort New Web Portal At NY.gov/WeWantYou Offers Resources and Support for Federal Workers Interested In State Service Governor Hochul’s Video to Potential Recruits is Available to Stream on YouTube Here and TV Quality Video is…

Read More

White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation

Big New York02 mins

As Commander in Chief, I have one solemn responsibility: protect the American people from harm. That’s why, over the last four years, I made beating the opioid epidemic a central focus of my Unity Agenda at home—and my cooperation with world leaders abroad. Earlier this week, we saw the impact: Mexican security forces seized more than…

Read More

New York State. Governor Hochul and District Attorney Katz Announce Landmark Criminal Charges in $2 Million Organized Retail Theft Bust Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

Big New York09 mins

Sprawling Criminal Operation Busted by Undercover State Police and Members of Governor’s Retail Theft Task Force — Allegedly Stole Nearly $2 Million in Retail Goods Governor Hochul Secured New Protections Against Organized Retail Theft That Were Signed Into Law With the FY25 Enacted Budget New Law Criminalizes Fostering the Sale of Stolen Goods — Charge…

Read More

Governor Hochul Announces $12 Million in Assistance for Struggling Families With Children

Big New York06 mins

Households Enrolled in Public Assistance with a Child 17 or Younger will Receive One-Time Payments of $100 Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund to Help More Than 120,000 Households Across New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $12 million in federal funding is being used to provide a one-time Family Economic Support payment to low-income…

Read More