August 6, 2023 Cheryl Wills: Welcome to In Focus on… Day 23. I’m Cheryl Wills. Today we’re on location at the birthplace of hip hop, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. 50 years ago this month, DJ Kool Herc kicked off a party that would one day radically change the music industry and give a powerful…
August 5, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you. I’m going to say good afternoon, but in fact, there’s nothing good about the reason that we are gathered here, to just express our heartfelt condolences to the O’Shae’s family. 28-year-old young man, he could be my son. And oftentimes when you have incidents like this, you reflect…
Adams Administration Produced More New Supportive Homes and Homes for Formerly Homeless New Yorkers in Fiscal Year 2023 Than Any Year in City’s History With Shelter Population at Record High Resulting From Massive Influx of Asylum Seekers, Mayor Adams Eliminated 90-Day Rule and Administration Connected More New Yorkers to Permanent Homes With CityFHEPS Than Any…
August 2, 2023 $5 Million Will Fund 46 Projects to Address Community Needs NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) Chair and Executive Director Dr. Sarah Sayeed today announced the results of “The People’s Money” — New York City’s first-ever citywide participatory budgeting vote. The 46 projects funded as…
August 1, 2023 Nearly 3,500 Health and Safety Violations in More Than 5,000 Apartments Already Fixed as Part of Comprehensive Settlement, Providing Safe, High-Quality Homes Agreement Also Includes Nearly $500,000 in Penalties for Violations NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that thousands of health and safety violations in more than 5,000 apartments…
Mayor Eric Adams: Good morning. How’s everyone this morning? We’re joined by members of the administration and generals but, specifically, Dr. Vasan and Commissioner Iscol, as we go over what we are experiencing and it’s really a climate disaster that we’re seeing firsthand across the globe. A few weeks ago, we were here talking about the…
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