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NYC Mayor Adams’ Statement On Supreme Court Decisions Striking Blows To LGBTQ+ Community, Millions Of Student Loan Borrowers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today issued decisions in the cases 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis and Department of Education et al v. Brown et al: “Today, the Supreme Court again released two more decisions that take our country backwards and that prioritize politics over people.  “On the last day…

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Mayor Adams and Speaker Adams Reach Handshake Agreement for Responsible and On-Time Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, and members of the City Council today announced an agreement for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible approximately $107 billion Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). Despite facing strong headwinds, the budget makes upstream investments in working…

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NYC Mayor Adams’ Statement on Affirmative Action Supreme Court Decision

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision in the case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College:   “Once again, a highly partisan Supreme Court is overturning decades of precedent in order to advance a purely political agenda. This decision…

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 Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks, and Commissioner Vasan Bring Mindful Breathing Practices to all New York City Public Schools

Chancellor Banks: Good morning PS5. Give yourselves a big round of applause this morning. We’re happy this morning. Audience: Yes. Chancellor Banks: Why? It is the last day of school. That’s right. Oh my goodness. But you’re going to miss your teachers and you’re going to miss your classmates, but you are going to have a great summer….

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Mayor Adams Vetoes Four City Council Bills That Exceed Council’s Legal Authority and Would Make it Harder for New Yorkers to Move From Shelter Into Permanent Housing June 23, 2023

NEW YORK – After he issued an emergency rule last week making it easier for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness to move out of the shelter system and into permanent housing, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today vetoed a package of City Council bills that would do the opposite and make it harder for New Yorkers experiencing…

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