On May 1, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget, termed the “Best Budget Ever,” a balanced $115.1 billion plan prioritizing safety, affordability, and quality of life for working-class New Yorkers. The budget allocates $1.4 billion to protect critical programs, including CUNY, libraries, cultural institutions, and social services,…
On April 24, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch teamed up with community bigwigs to obliterate 3,575 illegal firearms—3,375 handguns and 200 rifles—at a Westbury, NY, scrapyard, sending a loud message against gun violence. Part of a whopping 21,400 guns nabbed since Adams took office, these weapons, including over 1,400 untraceable ghost…
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the release of the November 2024 Financial Plan Update with investments that continue to make New York City safer, more affordable, and more livable for working-class New Yorkers. The update marks the beginning of a new budget cycle in which New York City continues to practice the strong…
New York City is facing its first drought warning in 22 years, as Mayor Eric Adams escalated the city’s drought status on Monday, November 18, 2024[1][2]. This decision comes amid record dry conditions and an increased risk of brush fires across the five boroughs. Drought Warning Details The drought warning is the second of three…
Mayor Eric Adams hosts the “Hear From the Mayor” radio show on 107.5 WBLS every second Sunday. He discusses the success of community-based hiring events organized by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) and interviews a commissioner and a newly employed individual. They highlight the effectiveness of these events in providing job opportunities and…
Andrew Ross Sorkin: Welcome back to SquawkBox. President Biden and former President Trump separately visiting and speaking from the U.S.‑Mexico border. That happened yesterday. Biden talked up a border security bill that’s been shunned by many in the House GOP Conference, Trump blaming, though, Biden for the broken state of things, tens of thousands of migrants…
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