Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos are going all in to get more NYC kids into early childhood education programs. With enrollment lagging in some neighborhoods, City Hall is rolling out aggressive outreach—emails, social media blasts, and borough-wide sign-up events—to make sure every family knows how to apply. Mayor Adams, Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announce…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today released the first quarterly report analyzing data that third-party restaurant delivery apps submitted to DCWP as part of its monitoring of compliance with the city’s minimum pay rate. The report indicates that workers’ earnings increased by 64…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement following the New York City Council’s vote to override a vetoed package of City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Support (CityFHEPS) bills: “The good news is that our efforts to house more New Yorkers, even in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, are…
Summary: On July 14, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, alongside NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos and NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, announced the opening of 11 new schoolyard sites under the “Schoolyards to Playgrounds” program. This initiative, part of the “We Outside Summer” campaign and funded by a $770,000 investment from the Fiscal Year 2026…
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner Barbara C. Guinn said, “Households that rely on HEAP, most of whom include someone who is an older adult, young child or an individual with a disability, have already had to wait too long for this vital assistance as colder days and nights become more common….
President Biden announced today that over 1 million public service workers, including teachers, firefighters, and nurses, have benefited from student debt cancellation under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. This achievement marks a major milestone in the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to reform the student loan system. An additional $4.5 billion in forgiveness was granted…