New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 868 on October 5, 2025, extending Section 1 of Executive Order 866 for five days to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the large influx of asylum seekers arriving from the Southern border. Citing the continued state of emergency first declared in October 2022,…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced over $20 million in clean water grants on August 6, 2025, in Albany, NY, to bolster water infrastructure across New York State during National Water Quality Month. The funding, split between the Green Innovation Grant Program ($17 million for 12 stormwater and water efficiency projects) and Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants…
Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced new arbitration awards and agreements with the lifeguards’ union to address lifeguard shortages, improve hiring, and expand beach and pool access. Changes include modified qualifications for shallow water pools and updated vision requirements, alongside increased pay and retention bonuses for lifeguards. Modified Qualifications for Lifeguards…
On May 17, 2025, the Mexican Navy training vessel Cuauhtémoc collided with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, resulting in multiple injuries and prompting a large-scale search and rescue operation. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. during a maneuver, when one of the ship’s 147-foot masts struck the bridge’s road deck, causing it to…
On Labor Day 2025, five Northeast governors—Kathy Hochul (N.Y.), Maura Healey (Mass.), Ned Lamont (Conn.), Dan McKee (R.I.), and Phil Murphy (N.J.)—issued a joint statement urging the Trump Administration to preserve offshore wind permits. They hailed the industry’s 5,000-strong workforce, largely unionized, as a driver of economic growth, with billions in private investment fueling job…
Mayor Eric Adams, alongside city agencies, celebrated the opening of 2440 Fulton Street, a 400,000-square-foot commercial building in East New York’s Broadway Junction. This state-of-the-art facility consolidates critical Human Resources Administration (HRA) services under one roof for easier access and will house over 1,100 employees, while also adding 80,000 square feet of private retail space….