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New York State Commits Record $379.5 Million to Victim Assistance Programs

On July 7, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced an unprecedented $379.5 million investment over three years to bolster victim assistance programs across New York State, marking the largest funding allocation ever managed by the State Office of Victim Services (OVS). Supported by $100 million in state funds from the FY26 Enacted Budget to counter federal…

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Governor Hochul Allocates $90 Million to Replace Lead Pipes and Improve NY Drinking Water

Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a $90 million state grant initiative to replace lead service lines and enhance drinking water infrastructure throughout New York. The funding focuses on removing harmful lead pipes, particularly in underserved communities, to ensure safer drinking water for residents. This effort aligns with federal initiatives, aiming to improve water quality and…

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Governor Hochul Launches New York State Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has launched the New York State Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, giving private-sector employees without a workplace plan an easy, automatic way to save for retirement through payroll deductions into portable Roth IRAs. Free and simple for employers, the program follows a successful pilot and now allows New York businesses…

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Mayor Adams and CC Sabathia Open $11 Million “Harlem Field of Dreams” Multi-Sport Turf Field at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Yankees All-Star CC Sabathia, and community leaders have officially opened the $11 million “Harlem Field of Dreams” at Brigadier General Charles Young Playground in Harlem, transforming a once-dilapidated dirt lot into a 150,000-square-foot state-of-the-art multi-sport synthetic turf field for baseball, softball, soccer, football, and lacrosse. Funded through a public-private…

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City of New York to sue 30 New York Counties for Illegally Walling off Their Borders to Asylum Seekers

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix today announced that the City of New York is filing suit against more than 30 New York localities that issued unlawful emergency executive orders (EO) intended to prohibit New York City from arranging for even a small number of asylum…

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Councilwoman Inna Vernikov’s statement against anti-Semitism at City University of New York

Proud to see our community and especially our allies, come out to stand up to Jew hatred, indifference, and incompetence at City University of New York. Here is Marc Lamont Hill, your new addition to the faculty body, parading proudly, with Louis Farrakhan, who says Jews are “termites” and the “Satan”, and pledges that the…

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