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White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on Lower Prescription Drug Prices

For too long, millions of Americans have faced the impossible choice of paying for their prescription drugs or being able to afford other basic needs. While Big Pharma made record profits, Americans footed the bill for the industry’s price hikes. Not anymore. Thanks to my Inflation Reduction Act, companies that increase the price of prescription…

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New York News. Mayor Adams Announces City Hall, Other City Buildings to be lit Yellow Tonight in Honor of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit up yellow tonight in honor of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. “Today, we reflect on the inhumanity of slavery, remember those in Haiti who fought in the name of the…

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New York Mayor Eric Adams, SBS Commissioner Kim Announce More Than 600 Small Businesses Served Through Landmark Opportunity Fund

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Kevin D. Kim today announced that more than 600 small businesses have been served by the landmark NYC Small Business Opportunity Fund —the largest public-private loan fund directed at small businesses in the city’s history — so far this year. Since…

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Governor Kathy Hochul Proposes $3 Billion Inflation Refund to Ease New Yorkers’ Cost of Living

Governor Kathy Hochul has reaffirmed her commitment to addressing the cost of living in New York with a bold proposal to return $3 billion in surplus sales tax revenue to residents through Inflation Refund checks. This initiative will benefit 620,000 Western New York households and 8.6 million residents statewide, providing $300 to individuals earning less…

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Appoints Elijah Hutchinson As Executive Director Of Mayor’s Office Of Climate And Environmental Justice

September 25, 2023 Hutchison Previously Served as Vice President for Waterfronts at NYCEDC, Launched Lower Manhattan Coastal Resilience NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of Elijah M. Hutchinson as executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ). An experienced public servant with expertise in waterfronts…

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NY Mayor Eric Adams, NYCEDC Announce Next Steps in Reimagining Gansevoort Square to Build Mixed-Income Housing, Create Open Space, and Deliver Thousands of Jobs

January 29, 2025 – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball today announced the next steps in the reimagining of Gansevoort Square — located on Little West 12th Street between Washington Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan — that will result in a…

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