Migrant families and their advocates marched outside City Hall on Tuesday to demand that Mayor Eric Adams end his plan to limit the number of days newly arrived migrants can stay in city-operated shelters. The demonstration by students and parents in Mayor’s Park was carried out in response to the order that Adams issued last … Read more
Officials announced Tuesday that the city received nearly thirty million dollars in federal funds that will be invested in safety infrastructure on Queens Boulevard. The grant comes from the “Safe Streets and Roads for All” program that has already provided more than $1 billion to the city under the Adams Administration. The mayor’s office says … Read more
More low-income New Yorkers will be able to get 50 percent discounts on bus and train fares through the program Fair Fares or “Fair Fares”as announced by Mayor Eric Adams this Friday. “Fair Fares is a vital program for our working families and I am proud to announce that we are making it even more … Read more
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“Those cuts are cuts specifically to our schools, (to) after-school care, the Health Department, the libraries. There are many of the institutions we need that New Yorkers use every day,” said Councilwoman Jennifer Gutiérrez. Under the slogan “more care, fewer cuts,” dozens of institutions, led by a group of progressive councilors, demonstrated on Monday – … Read more
%20ES%20MN%20Noise%20Pollution%20CG_128262839_3600 "They will vote on a law to punish excessive noise from vehicles and motorcycles")
“Awful. Music, mufflers, cars. “Everything is horrible,” said Eva Serrelles, a resident of Washington Heights. -And that is at any time? “Any time”. Noises of all kinds are heard throughout New York day and night and contribute to noise pollution. Precisely, to reduce the deafening sounds that come from cars and motorcycles, the Municipal Council … Read more
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Loudly, dozens of protesters, ordinary New Yorkers and elected officials joined together to demand that the state legislature pass six bills that would force the rich, the very rich and multi-millionaires to pay more taxes. The extra money would be included in the 2024 state budget. “Unfortunately, we are living in a time where there … Read more
%20(7pm)%20es%20Bk%20Asylum%20Seekers%20Latest%20Housing%20Applications%20and%20Budget%20Cuts%20CG_128096533_3652 "Officials highlight what NYC has done for asylum seekers")
This Thursday, municipal officials reported that with the support of the federal government and through its help center for asylum applications, in the last year and a half they have managed 10 thousand applications for asylum, TPS and work authorizations. “No one has done more for asylum seekers, for immigrants, for immigrants than the city … Read more
%20es%20Qns%20Budget%20Cuts%20Library%20Clean_128108890_577 "Cuts to the municipal budget will affect public libraries")
In the wake of budget cuts announced by Mayor Eric Adams, the city’s public libraries said 17 of their branches will not be able to keep their doors open on Sundays. Among them is the central library of Jamaica, Queens. Something that worries Tatiana Iza. “What is happening in general, yes, a little bad. In … Read more
%20ES%20MN%20Budget%20Cuts%20School%20Safety%20Agents%20CG_128077841_485 "Parents opposed to the mayor’s statement to eliminate crossing guards")
Gian Carlos Rosas works two schedules, from 7 to 10 in the morning, and from 1 to 4 in the afternoon. Stopping cars for school children to cross is their daily mission, a job that Mayor Adams suggested parents could do, due to budget cuts. “The work is ours and that’s why I like my … Read more
This Tuesday is election day in our city. Polls opened at 6 a.m. in all five boroughs, giving voters one last chance to cast their ballots in this year’s election. Attention is focused on the elections for the Municipal Council, with the 51 seats on the ballot, after the different districts were redesigned last year … Read more