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NYC Mayor Adams’ Statement on Meeting With U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

July 27, 2023 NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams released the following statement after joining a meeting hosted by members of the New York congressional delegation with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Washington, DC earlier today: “First, I’d like to thank Leader Schumer, Leader Jeffries, Dean Nadler, and…

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Hochul Pushes New Labor Protections as New York Marks Labor Day

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of labor bills Sept. 6 in Albany aimed at strengthening union rights and expanding worker protections across the state. The measures include new safeguards for collective bargaining, rules to expand apprenticeship programs tied to renewable energy projects, and initiatives to create union jobs. Framed as a response…

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NYC Extends Emergency Order on Asylum Seeker Crisis — Executive Order 868 (Oct. 5, 2025)

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,…

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NYC Mayor Adams, Department Of Sanitation, Sanitation Foundation Announce New Philanthropic Initiative To Provide Sidewalk Cleaning To High-Traffic Commercial Corridors

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and the Sanitation Foundation (DSNY’s official nonprofit) announced a major new philanthropic undertaking focused on cleaning high-traffic commercial corridors across the city in a video released today. Beginning on Nostrand Avenue, from Myrtle Avenue to Eastern Parkway, and Utica Avenue, from Fulton…

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New York State Governor Hochul Extends Executive Order Declaring State of Emergency for Asylum Seeker Crisis

Governor Kathy Hochul today extended an Executive Order which provides the State with greater flexibility to procure the resources necessary for municipalities to support asylum seekers and provide them with humanitarian aid. This Executive Order follows Governor Hochul’s public address to New Yorkers on the asylum seeker crisis. “New York State continues to deploy significant resources to…

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