– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) Director and City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Dan Garodnick today celebrated the New York City Council’s approval of the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan, the first DCP-led neighborhood plan certified and approved under the Adams administration. Designed to accompany four new…
Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi and Mayor Eric Adams highlighted the pervasive issue of scaffolding in New York City, emphasizing its importance for public safety but also its negative impact when left up for too long. Mayor Adams stressed the need to remove outdated scaffolding, which not only detracts from the city’s aesthetics but also poses…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today announced a lawsuit against National Floors Direct, a nationwide company that sells and installs flooring, alleging nearly 2,500 counts of violations of the city’s consumer protection laws. The lawsuit alleges that National Floors Direct…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and civil rights advocate Norman Siegel celebrated the success of the Street Homelessness Advocacy Project (SHAP) as it marked two years of operation. SHAP, a volunteer outreach initiative, significantly increased the percentage of homeless New Yorkers it helped transition from the streets into supportive programs, from 33% in its…
Mayor Eric Adams has launched the “14th Street Community Improvement Coalition” in Manhattan, a multi-agency initiative designed to enhance public safety and quality of life on 14th Street. The coalition, which includes the NYPD, sanitation, homeless services, and health departments, is backed by a $1 million investment in a new Mobile Command Center. This initiative…
Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul announced that the long-awaited floating +Pool will be located at Pier 35 near Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A three-month water filtration demonstration project will begin this August to gather data and ensure the safety of the innovative pool concept. The full-scale +Pool is targeted to open for testing in the…