On September 25, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 863, extending the state of emergency in New York City jails for five more days. This order continues measures first declared in 2021 to address ongoing staffing shortages, health and safety risks, and compliance with the federally mandated Nunez Action Plan. The extension underscores…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 864 on September 25, 2025, extending Section 2 of EEO 862 for five days to address the ongoing influx of asylum seekers and resulting humanitarian crisis. Citing authority under New York State law, the City Charter, and the Administrative Code—and building on the continuing state…
New York City leaders, including Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul, have announced the approval of a groundbreaking $3.5 billion plan to revitalize the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. This ambitious project will create a state-of-the-art, all-electric 60-acre maritime port, 6,000 new homes with 40% affordable units, 28 acres of open public space, and over 275,000…
Hochul Touts Housing, Childcare Push to Bolster New York’s Appeal New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a discussion at the Economic Club of New York, outlined her strategy to enhance the state’s competitiveness by addressing affordability, a key concern for families and businesses. She pinpointed housing costs as the top challenge, advocating for aggressive construction…
New York City has thrown its weight behind California’s legal battle to block the federal government from deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles, joining a coalition of 13 municipalities. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Ninth Circuit, the group argued that cities—not the military—hold the authority and expertise to manage public safety while…
On August 19, 2025, New York City, led by Mayor Eric Adams and Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant, filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s unlawful arrests of immigrants at mandatory court hearings. The brief, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argues that…