Subway users will soon be able to meet a new security agent. Mayor Adams along with officials from the Police Department presented this Friday a robot that will patrol the Times Square subway station. The mayor posed next to K5, which will be on duty between midnight and six in the morning, for a two-month … Read more
Millions and billions of dollars are needed to expand free child care, members of the city’s Office of Child Care say. This during the hearing seeking to approve the ‘Universal Child Care in NYC’ law, which would improve child care for everyone in the city. The legislation was proposed in March of this year by … Read more
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Trash cans like the ones shown in the images will be much more common starting next year as no businesses will be allowed to put trash bags on the sidewalks. “We are going to be the cleanest big city in the United States,” said Mayor Eric Adams when announcing that all businesses will have to … Read more
Green, white and red were present in the Annual Parade of Mexico, regarding its independence day. It is the largest outdoor celebration in this country in New York City. Alejandro Gómez, attending the parade says: “It’s very cool to see all the people who are here, all the representation that is done. We are proud … Read more
The city council voted in favor of legislation 949-A, the first electric bike battery exchange program. This is to control the sale of non-certified lithium-ion batteries and reduce fires caused by their overcharging. “What we’re trying to do is eliminate batteries from the market that don’t work,” said Manhattan Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa. Through … Read more
The city will be required to offer free swimming lessons to second-grade students in public schools under a bill lawmakers hope to pass this Thursday. The legislation requires the Parks department and the city school system to develop a children’s swimming program. “Learning to swim should be as common as learning to read, ride a … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that he plans to move some migrant families with children to homeless shelters, a move that would be an apparent violation of the city’s right-to-housing laws. During an interview on PIX11, Adams said the move would be necessary because many asylum seekers continue to enter the city’s care. “In the … Read more
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“They are taking away my business and I think that is not fair.” Julio Pabón talks about his business as a short-term rental host on the Airbnb platform. Since last Tuesday, he will not be able to host guests in the 5 rooms of his house in the Bronx because the city’s mayor’s office of … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams is asking city agencies to reduce their budgets by 15% by next spring. This, he says, to compensate for the increasing costs due to the massive arrival of immigrants in recent months. These are some of the most drastic municipal budget cuts in years. The municipal government estimates that the immigration crisis … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced plans to add 1,000 inpatient psychiatric treatment beds and create 3,500 housing units to address deficiencies in the state’s mental health system. “We haven’t invested enough in mental health for so long and allowed the situation to get so bad that it has escalated into a public … Read more