August 2, 2023 $5 Million Will Fund 46 Projects to Address Community Needs NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) Chair and Executive Director Dr. Sarah Sayeed today announced the results of “The People’s Money” — New York City’s first-ever citywide participatory budgeting vote. The 46 projects funded as…
NEW YORK CITY HALL WHEREAS, although the City, state, and federal governments have rescinded various public health-related measures responding to COVID-19, the City has yet to fully recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, as of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…
On 107.5 WBLS’s “Hear From the Mayor,” Eric Adams and guest Faqueni Ravel of Venture House Bronx spotlighted New York City’s clubhouse model for mental health—community spaces that help members build skills, find jobs and housing, and belong. Adams noted the city has opened 13 newly contracted clubhouses across all five boroughs with a goal…
Two years ago, U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered 1,500 illegal immigrants every day in the El Paso sector alone — now, they’re seeing roughly 80 per day amid President Donald J. Trump’s unprecedented effort to secure the homeland. Now, organizations that once facilitated the invasion of illegal immigrants are finding out that sheltering them is no longer…
Published: Apr 21, 2022 Comer, Oversight Republicans Press Yellen on Russian Oligarch Tied to Hunter Biden WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers today pressed Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the exclusion of Elena Baturina from the public sanctions list of Russian elites…
On August 5, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” from Albany, NY, to address the escalating political crisis involving Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled to New York to evade arrest warrants issued by Texas Republicans attempting to gerrymander five congressional seats. Hochul passionately argued that failing to fight for democracy…