On June 18, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) and NYC Public Schools, announced the groundbreaking “Financial Literacy for Youth” (FLY) initiative, aimed at equipping every public school student with essential money management skills by 2030. Unveiled during the Mayor’s State of the City address earlier this year,…
Adams Administration Produced More New Supportive Homes and Homes for Formerly Homeless New Yorkers in Fiscal Year 2023 Than Any Year in City’s History With Shelter Population at Record High Resulting From Massive Influx of Asylum Seekers, Mayor Adams Eliminated 90-Day Rule and Administration Connected More New Yorkers to Permanent Homes With CityFHEPS Than Any…
On April 15, 2025, in Albany, Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by Hudson Valley law enforcement and elected officials, announced a strategic initiative to refine New York’s discovery laws, emphasizing judicial efficiency and public safety in her State Budget negotiations. Since the 2019 discovery reforms, felony case dismissals in Ulster County have risen from 3.6% to…
Governor Kathy Hochul today sent a letter to senior executives at Amtrak urging them to restore the canceled Empire Service, which serves 2 million passengers in New York State per year. The Governor emphasized her support for the maintenance work, but urged Amtrak to reconsider the cuts and explore a series of viable alternatives to ease the…
Final Rules Offer Clear Guidance to Restaurant Owners, Expands Access to Safe, Clean Outdoor Dining in All Five Boroughs NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu today released the final rules for the city’s permanent outdoor dining program, “Dining…
Minimum Hourly Rate Is Now $19.56 and Will Be Adjusted Annually for Inflation. Workers Now Earn Nearly $850 Million More Annually Since Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Began Enforcing Minimum Pay Rate – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today…