Mayor Eric Adams has issued a statement following the release of NYPD body camera footage from the September 15, 2024, Sutter Avenue subway shooting. Offering condolences to the innocent bystanders, Adams highlighted the city’s commitment to public safety and justice while addressing the ongoing investigation. He reiterated his focus on police reform, calling for a…
On October 28, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams introduced an ambitious plan to transform 66,000 square feet in the heart of the Meatpacking District into a dynamic cultural and residential hub called Gansevoort Square. The project, developed in partnership with the Gansevoort Meat Market, includes 600 mixed-income housing units (with up to 300 affordable homes), new…
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision in the case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College: “Once again, a highly partisan Supreme Court is overturning decades of precedent in order to advance a purely political agenda. This decision…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Interim CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt today announced six appointments to the newly established board of the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust. Following the publication of final voting procedures for the Trust last December, the formation of the board marks another key milestone, which…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated a major milestone towards the city’s ambitious “24 in 24” plan to advance 24 affordable housing projects on public sites in 2024 that will ultimately create or preserve over 12,000 units of housing. Delivering on a key promise in Mayor Adams’ State of the City address, the city…
Updated Safety Practices of Public-Facing Contracted Personnel During the COVID-19 Crisis WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 11, dated March 10, 2022, requires City agencies to ensure that certain employees of contractors or subcontractors holding a contract awarded by the City wear a face covering when they are interacting with members of the public in an indoor…