Mayor Eric Adams is spearheading New York City’s first National Urban Rat Summit, set for September 17-18, 2024, to address urban rodent issues with experts from across North America. The summit highlights the city’s integrated pest management strategy, including innovative measures like garbage containerization and enhanced control efforts in parks and public housing. This pivotal…
Governor Kathy Hochul and Tracy Morgan today joined the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Health to encourage New Yorkers to give the gift of life by joining the NYS Donate Life Registry. April marks National Donate Life Month, which shines a spotlight on the urgent need for organ, eye and tissue…
“Today’s rulings confirm that the Trump administration must release emergency nutrition assistance for the 3 million New Yorkers set to lose their SNAP benefits tomorrow. “No state should have to sue the federal government to ensure families can put food on the table. But when Washington Republicans refused to act, New York took them to…
Today, North Carolina’s Republican supermajority-controlled legislature passed an extreme abortion ban that would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and make it even harder for women — especially those in the South — to access care. The details of this ban have been obscured to make it seem less dangerous, but this bill would make it…
A 65-year-old woman was in critical condition following a shark attack in Queens, New York, closing Rockaway Beach.On video NBC News’ reporter Stephanie Gosk unpacks what this means for beachgoers, and what it tells us about our ecosystem. Video NBC News
Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced third-quarter crime stats showing seven consecutive quarters of declining major crime since January 2024, with six of seven index categories down. Shooting incidents fell 15.6% in Q3 (-29.7% in September) and victims hit record lows, aided by 4,100 illegal guns seized this year and nearly…