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White House. To Launch Investing in America Tour, the Biden-Harris Administration Kicks off Sprint to Catalyze Workforce Development Efforts for Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Careers

Today, to launch the third Investing in America tour, the Biden-Harris Administration is hosting a White House convening to officially kick off its Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint—an intensive drive to build a diverse, skilled pipeline of workers for good jobs, including union jobs, in advanced manufacturing. The President’s historic Investing in America agenda—including the Bipartisan Infrastructure…

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Mayor Adams, HPD Commissioner Carrión Take Action To Connect New Yorkers To Affordable Housing More Quickly, Eliminate Unnecessary Credit Checks For Voucher Holders

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr., and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Eric Enderlin today announced that New York City households with housing vouchers will no longer undergo credit checks when selected for affordable housing —…

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NYC Mayor Adams’ Statement On Strong Growth In 2023 Math And English Language Arts Test Scores, Closing Of Racial Learning Gap

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the New York City Department of Education released 2023 test scores showing strong growth in math and English language arts (ELA): “We are elated to see strong growth under this administration’s first full school year. As a student I struggled with…

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NYC Mayor Adams Delivers Remarks to Celebrate Banned Books Week

Linda Johnson, President and CEO, Brooklyn Public Library: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s my great pleasure to welcome Mayor Adams, Chancellor David Banks, Assemblymember Brian Cunningham, Councilmember Chi Ossé, and my friends, Tony Marx and Dennis Walcott, presidents of the New York and Queens Public Libraries. At Brooklyn Public Library, we are fortunate to have many special…

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NYC Mayor Adams Announces Record-breaking $6 Billion In Spending With NYC’s Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprises Firms In First Fiscal Year Of Administration

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the city set a new record for spending on city-certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises ( M/WBE  ) in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), the first full fiscal year of the Adams administration. City agencies and affiliated entities awarded over $6 billion in total to…

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NYC Mayor Adams Announces $15 Million in New Federal Funding to Plant, Maintain City’s Trees

September 26, 2023 New Funding Will Support Green Jobs, Urban Forest Restoration Work, and Community Development and Engagement Adams Administration Surpasses $1 Billion in Federal Infrastructure Funding Awarded NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Sue Donoghue today announced that the city…

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