New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards have announced the creation of the Queens Holocaust Memorial, a $3 million commemorative garden and public artwork to be built on the grounds of Queens Borough Hall to honor the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and the survivors who rebuilt their…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced two new Project Labor Agreements with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity that will cover more than $7 billion in city capital projects, ensuring fair wages, union benefits, and strong safety protections for workers. The agreements will support the construction and renovation…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a streamlined model for the B-HEARD program, transferring full operation of the 911 mental health crisis response teams to NYC Health + Hospitals starting spring 2026, allowing FDNY EMTs previously on the units to redeploy for faster ambulance response times citywide. The health-led teams—pairing medical and mental health…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a slate of public-private initiatives to help SNAP recipients after a prolonged federal government shutdown halted benefits for nearly 1.8 million New Yorkers. Partnering with the New York Community Trust, United Way of New York City, the Partnership for New York City, City Harvest, Food Bank for NYC,…
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…