Summary: On July 20, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams introduced the “NYC Public Safety” account on the Citizen app, a free platform that delivers real-time emergency alerts to over 3 million New Yorkers. This no-cost initiative shares verified safety updates, including weather emergencies, crime alerts, and safety tips, directly with residents. The account allows city agencies…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, alongside the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Institute for Community Living, has announced a $77 million redevelopment of the Emerson-Davis Family Residence in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. This project will transform the outdated facility into a modern 11-story, 103-unit development, featuring 61 supportive apartments for parents with…
Summary: On July 16, 2025, the City of New York, in support of a coalition led by Attorney General Letitia James and 20 states, filed a legal declaration challenging the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) termination of over $351 million in Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program funding. These funds, appropriated by Congress,…
Summary: On July 14, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, alongside NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos and NYC Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, announced the opening of 11 new schoolyard sites under the “Schoolyards to Playgrounds” program. This initiative, part of the “We Outside Summer” campaign and funded by a $770,000 investment from the Fiscal Year 2026…
On July 13, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams appeared on the “Hear From the Mayor” radio show on 107.5 WBLS, hosted by Gary Byrd, to discuss critical city initiatives, including the innovative citywide doula program. Joined by guest Theresa Lasbrey Peters, a dedicated doula, Mayor Adams emphasized the program’s impact in addressing maternal health disparities, particularly…
The Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments (BACA) project, announced on July 10, 2025, by Mayor Eric Adams, Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development, and Artspace Projects, Inc., will deliver 283 affordable rental apartments and a 28,000 square-foot cultural arts center at 366 Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn. This $254 million initiative, supported by nearly $100 million in…
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