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11/24/2025
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New York. Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $9.6 Million Project to Enhance Safety on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a $9.6 million project that enhances safety and improves traffic flow on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn. The project reconfigured lanes and made other improvements to the eastbound parkway between Jamaica Avenue and Highland Boulevard to reduce bottlenecks and ease travel along this important commuter artery….

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Mayor Adams Appoints Jimmy Oddo as Department of Buildings Commissioner, Molly Wasow Park as Department of Social Serivces Commissioner April 27, 2023

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointments of Jimmy Oddo as the commissioner for the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) and Molly Wasow Park as the commissioner for the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS). DOB Acting Commissioner Kazimir Vilenchik, P.E. will return to his previous role as…

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NYC Mayor Adams’ Statement on State Budget Agreement Extending Mayoral Accountability for two More Years

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 – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an extension of mayoral accountability for two more years:   “With the inclusion of mayoral accountability in the state budget, our administration has now secured every single one of our legislative priorities in the budget. Every. Single. One.  “In the 22 years since mayoral accountability was implemented, New…

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Comparing Trump and Biden: How much did the US pay Putin for oil?

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The presidency of the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, began on January 20, 2021, after he took the oath of office during the inauguration. During the last 12 months of Trump’s presidency, the US bought oil from Russia at an average price of $250,098,740 per month. After Biden became president, the amount…

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Gov. Hochul Rings the Bell on School Cellphones: NY Bans Smartphones from Classrooms Statewide

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Say goodbye to scrolling and snapping in class — New York is pulling the plug on smartphones in public schools. On the last day of the school year, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared the state will go fully “distraction-free” this fall, banning personal devices from the first bell to the last. Schools must lock in their…

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Almost 200 Years Later, NYC Finally Talks Reparations: Join Council Members for a Historic Discussion on Justice for Black New Yorkers | January 21, 2025

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Almost 200 years after slavery officially ended in New York, elected officials have introduced a series of groundbreaking bills aimed at advancing reparations for Black New Yorkers seeking to address the lasting impacts of systemic racism and historical injustices Join the Council Members behind this historic effort as they discuss the path toward reparations, and…

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