Mayor Eric Adams: Good morning. Commissioner Iscol is one of my favorite commissioners, but whenever I am here in this room, it’s a problem. Yesterday, New Yorkers saw and smelled something that has never impacted us on this scale before. Even as I was out walking the streets, clearly, you knew something was happening that was…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $5 million expansion of Choose Healthy Life, a health initiative partnering with United Way of New York City to deliver critical healthcare services through 30 Black churches across New York State. The program, now reaching Albany, Buffalo, Newburgh, Rochester, and Syracuse, trains faith-based health navigators to connect underserved communities with…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch today symbolically set Gracie Mansion’s trash and recycling out at the curb, marking the next step in relegating New York City’s once-omnipresent mountains of black trash bags to the dust bin of history. This waste was the first…
Governor Kathy Hochul has officially recognized September as Suicide Prevention Month in New York, underscoring the state’s leadership in reducing suicide rates and expanding crisis support. To honor lives impacted by suicide and raise awareness, 16 landmarks across the state will be illuminated in purple and teal. New York, which had the second-lowest suicide rate…
Keeping students safe from gun violence in their school communities is a top priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. According to the Washington Post, there have been 394 school shootings that exposed more than 360,000 students to gun violence since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed Doug Lipari as the executive director of the Office of Talent and Workforce Development, leveraging Lipari’s extensive experience to advance equitable job opportunities. With over a decade in city government, Lipari previously led the Office of Community Hiring, which, since 2024, has integrated over $3.3 billion in…