“The Arches” Will Open May 24 Next to Former Site of “Brooklyn Banks,” Part of Broader Effort to Improve Public Space in Chinatown and Across Lower Manhattan Delivers on Commitment in Mayor Adams’ “Working People’s Agenda,” Part of $375 Million Investment in Vibrant New Public Spaces in All Five Boroughs NEW YORK – New York City…
Governor Kathy Hochul, along with 22 other U.S. governors, issued a joint letter to Congressional leaders opposing a GOP-backed proposal that would shift up to 25% of the costs of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from the federal government to the states. The governors warned that the plan would strain state budgets, potentially forcing…
Connecting the Innovation Economy with Fashion and Commerce by Michael Reidbord – The Fashion Tech Consortium and FIT Startups, Innovation & Saving Retail Meet industry-changing tech companies that are solving the current retail crisis: triMirror – 3D Virtual Fitting Technology SIRL – Indoor Digital Mapping and Product Search Technology Queuehop – No Line Retail Checkout…
Keeping students safe from gun violence in their school communities is a top priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. According to the Washington Post, there have been 394 school shootings that exposed more than 360,000 students to gun violence since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to…
An MTA ( New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ) time clock has turned up damaged just days after claims of sabotage surfaced about an LIRR clock meant to track overtime hours. CBS2’s Matt Kozar reports. CBS New York video – Midtown Tribune Big New York News USA – BigNY.com
Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, Health and Human Services: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Anne Williams-Isom, and I’m the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services. I’m joined this week, at my briefing on the asylum seeker crisis, by Molly Park, the commissioner for the Department of Social Services. In my last briefing, I talked about the fact…