New York City posted 2,192 overdose deaths in 2024, down 28% from 3,056 in 2023, marking the first meaningful decline in a decade, Mayor Eric Adams said Oct. 28, 2025. Provisional DOHMH data show broad-based improvement across all five boroughs, led by Staten Island—off nearly 50%—while the Bronx still has the highest fatality rate. City…
Announced on October 23, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a $10 million Municipal Child Care Pilot that will provide on-site, affordable care for children as young as six weeks old to employees of the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). Opening in September 2026 at the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building…
– The City of New York — as part of a national coalition of nine local governments from across the country — has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), challenging the federal government’s effort to force cities and counties to agree to unlawful conditions to…
– The City of New York today — as part of a coalition of 22 cities and counties from across the country — has filed an amicus brief to protect federal funding for Planned Parenthood and their affiliated health centers , which provide critical reproductive health care services such as pregnancy tests, educational programs, elective abortions, cancer screenings,…
Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 57 to launch the New York City Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain—the first municipal office of its kind in the U.S. The new office, led by Executive Director Moises Rendon, will promote responsible use of crypto and blockchain, grow jobs and investment, and make government services more efficient…
Launched in August 2024, New York City’s Partnership Assistance for Transit Homelessness (PATH) marks its first year on October 10, 2025, with over 20,100 engagements on the subway system, delivering critical services 6,100+ times and connecting nearly 1,900 unhoused New Yorkers to shelter. As part of Mayor Eric Adams’ Subway Safety Plan and the “End…