New York City is facing its first drought warning in 22 years, as Mayor Eric Adams escalated the city’s drought status on Monday, November 18, 2024[1][2]. This decision comes amid record dry conditions and an increased risk of brush fires across the five boroughs. Drought Warning Details The drought warning is the second of three…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer, and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation President and CEO Lindsay Greene today announced a new, total cost $25 million state-of-the-art manufacturing, incubator, and accelerator facility — AYO Labs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — focused on helping businesses, especially Black-,…
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today signed two bills that will make New York City safer and provide a pathway to opportunity for more New Yorkers. Intro. 349-A will allow the city to screen New Yorkers in city jails for dyslexia and provide appropriate interventions. Intro. 1190 will allow more employees of…
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law that makes sure people with Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) roots are counted properly in New York State data. Until now, many people from these communities were grouped as “White,” which made it hard to understand their real needs. The new law will list groups like…
Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 867 on October 5, 2025, extending section 1 of Emergency Executive Order 865 for five days to address ongoing crises in New York City Department of Correction (DOC) facilities, including Rikers Island. Citing the federal Nunez use-of-force case, the Nunez Action Plan approved June 14, 2022, and persistent…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced several new appointments that will help lead critical teams within the Adams administration. Chauncey Parker has been appointed to serve as assistant deputy mayor for public safety; Reggie Thomas has been appointed to serve as chief of staff in the Office of the First Deputy Mayor;…