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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces City Hall, Municipal Buildings to be lit Green to Commemorate Mental Health Action Day

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 – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and several municipal buildings will be lit green tonight in recognition of Mental Health Action Day — a global movement highlighting the importance of mental health and empowering participants to strengthen connection and community.  “Over the past decade, we have seen an alarming rise in anxiety and hopelessness among too many people, including young people here…

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Mayor Adams Introduces $10,000 Family-Building Benefits for NYC Employees, Covering Adoption, Surrogacy, and Donor Costs

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Mayor Eric Adams has launched a new initiative offering up to $10,000 in reimbursement for non-union New York City employees and retirees to cover adoption, surrogacy, and egg or sperm donor expenses. As the first major U.S. city to provide such comprehensive support, the program aims to attract and retain top talent while promoting equity…

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Mayor Adams Holds Briefing to Discuss New York City’s Air Quality From Smoke Coming From Canada

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Mayor Eric Adams: Good morning. Commissioner Iscol is one of my favorite commissioners, but whenever I am here in this room, it’s a problem. Yesterday, New Yorkers saw and smelled something that has never impacted us on this scale before. Even as I was out walking the streets, clearly, you knew something was happening that was…

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New York Achieves 6-Gigawatt Solar Goal Early, Leading the Nation’s Clean Energy Transition

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Governor Kathy Hochul announced on October 17, 2024, that New York State has reached 6 gigawatts (GW) of distributed solar capacity a year ahead of schedule, meeting a key Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goal. This milestone delivers clean energy to over one million homes and businesses, backed by $9.2 billion in private investment…

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New York. Gov. Hochul, WNY school leaders detail ‘bell-to-bell’ smartphone limits for NY K-12 this fall (Video)

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Aug. 25, 2025: Gov. Kathy Hochul and Western New York educators outlined plans to enforce New York’s new bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions across K-12 schools this fall, following statewide law aimed at distraction-free learning. The policy bans unsanctioned use of smartphones and other internet-enabled personal devices all day — including lunch and study hall — while…

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