New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 20 other state attorneys general, won a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island that permanently blocks the Trump administration from implementing an Executive Order to dismantle four federal agencies: the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Molly Wasow Park today announced that the city has helped nearly 95,000 low-income households whose vital public benefits were electronically stolen recover nearly $48 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Cash Assistance (CA) benefits over the last 16…
September 26, 2023 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced further innovations to the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) rental assistance program that will immediately and significantly expand access to housing for New Yorkers with housing vouchers. While New York City continues to face a serious housing shortage with…
Mayor Eric Adams Announces the Intention to Nominate Muriel Goode-Trufant to Serve as New York City’s Corporation Counsel – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced his intention to nominate Muriel Goode-Trufant as the city’s next corporation counsel. Goode-Trufant is a longtime public servant, having spent more than 30 years in the New York…
Mayor Adams and DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan announced that over 12,000 families have been served with maternal and infant health services through the New Family Home Visits Initiative, addressing racial disparities in maternal health for Black and Brown New Yorkers. This milestone advances the Adams administration’s goal in HealthyNYC to reduce Black maternal mortality…
On Friday, September 22, 2023, the President signed into law: H.R. 2544, the “Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act,” which allows for the award of multiple grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to operate the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Thank you to Representatives Bucshon and Kelly and Senators Wyden, Grassley, Cardin, Young, and Cassidy…