Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 867 on October 5, 2025, extending section 1 of Emergency Executive Order 865 for five days to address ongoing crises in New York City Department of Correction (DOC) facilities, including Rikers Island. Citing the federal Nunez use-of-force case, the Nunez Action Plan approved June 14, 2022, and persistent…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 868 on October 5, 2025, extending Section 1 of Executive Order 866 for five days to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the large influx of asylum seekers arriving from the Southern border. Citing the continued state of emergency first declared in October 2022,…
New York City will join a new proposed $7.4 billion Purdue Pharma–Sackler family settlement, securing approximately $48 million for the five boroughs to help repair communities harmed by the opioid crisis. Announced by Mayor Eric Adams and Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant, the deal—part of litigation dating back to 2017—adds to nearly $190 million already received…
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…