July 26, 2023 Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, Health and Human Services: Good afternoon. I’m Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services, and welcome to this week’s Asylum Seeker Briefing. Joining me today is Commissioner Zach Iscol, the commissioner of New York City Emergency Management, and Dr. Ted Long, the senior vice…
WHEREAS, the public safety was imperiled by a flash flood emergency caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that flooded roads, impacted mass transit, stranded motorists, and caused widespread damage to residential and commercial buildings throughout the City, causing unsafe conditions in those buildings and imperiling health and safety; and WHEREAS, the state of emergency…
Justin S. Meyers, Chief of Operations, Public Safety : Good afternoon. My name’s Justin Meyers and I’m the chief of operations for Public Safety for the City of New York. Welcome to our weekly public safety briefing. I’m joined today by a number of my colleagues in government and leaders of various different departments and units…
June 9, 2023 WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the…
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix today announced that the City of New York is filing suit against more than 30 New York localities that issued unlawful emergency executive orders (EO) intended to prohibit New York City from arranging for even a small number of asylum…
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…