The City of New York has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in the case of Derlis Snaider v. William P. Joyce et al., advocating for the release of Derlis Snaider, a 19-year-old 11th-grade student at Grover Cleveland High School, detained by Immigration and Customs…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrión today announced the implementation of two critically-needed tools to address the city’s housing crisis. The tools — secured as part of the Adams administration’s successful advocacy in Albany this session — will incentivize the construction…
Governor Kathy Hochul today provided an update on wildfires burning across New York State and has deployed a multi-agency response to fires in Orange and Ulster counties in close coordination with local fire departments and first responders. Aerial investigation shows the Jennings Creek/Sterling State Park wildfire, which is in both New York and New Jersey,…
President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that health care is a right, not a privilege. Since day one of their Administration, they have taken steps to ensure that every American has access to affordable, quality health care. And, as a result of these efforts, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing that it has set another all-time…
New York City’s push to address its housing crisis gained momentum as the City Council’s Land Use and Zoning Committees unanimously approved Mayor Eric Adams’ Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, paving the way for a full Council vote. The plan aims to transform the vibrant Midtown South neighborhood by introducing thousands of new homes, leveraging its…
Pat Kiernan: Earlier this year, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul came together on the issue of housing, that we need more housing in New York. At the start of the year, they were both in agreement that it’s time to significantly ramp up new construction. That doesn’t happen easily without the cooperation of the state legislature….