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Jan 16 2024
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Eric Adams’ new budget cuts are lower than expected, but schools will still lose $100 million
A new round of budget cuts announced Tuesday won’t hit New York City schools as hard as Mayor Eric Adams initially outlined, but will still add up to more than $100 million for next fiscal year, including further cuts to early childhood education. Adams said last fall that the Education Department, like other city agencies, would have to trim its budget by 5% of the city’s contribution in
ChalkbeatDec 28 2023
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams issues executive order on migrant busing arriving in his city
United Press InternationalSep 07 2023
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Eric Adams Admits Being a Sanctuary City Is Going to 'Destroy' NYC
Mayor Eric Adams (D) gave a the most dire warning he has ever given about the never-ending influx of processed and released migrants arriving from the U.S.-Mexico border to New York City, saying the strain being placed on the Big Apple will destroy eventual destroy it if the problem is not brought under control. "Let me tell you something, New Yorkers. Never in my life have I had a problem
TownhallApr 24 2024
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Mayor Adams Walks Back Budget Cuts, but No Reprieve for Libraries
“We’re pleased with the restorations, but we maintain blunt cuts weren’t necessary in the first place,” said Justin Brannan, a councilman who represents southern Brooklyn and is the chairman of the Council’s Finance Committee. “The chaos and stress those proposed cuts caused were very real.” Mr. Adams saw things differently, praising his administration’s fiscal prudence in light of the influx
New York Times (News)Dec 22 2023
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NYC Council Passes Bill Banning Solitary Confinement; Police, Mayor Eric Adams Object
New York City lawmakers passed legislation Dec. 20 that will ban solitary confinement in the city’s jails. Introduced by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the bill puts a 4-hour limit on isolating inmates when there is an immediate threat or a high risk of violence to themselves or others in “de-escalation” units. Only inmates involved in violent acts should be placed in
Black EnterpriseJan 15 2023
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams tours migrant shelters
Eric Adams touched down in El Paso for a weekend trip to the southern border, a day after he claimed New York City has reached the 'breaking point' with the inflow of migrants. Adams' spent the weekend visiting shelters, encampments and common areas where migrants cross the border. He also met with Mayor Oscar Lesser who recently declared a state of emergency over the ongoing crisis in the
Daily MailNov 24 2023
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Accused of Sexual Assault in Legal Filing
Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexual assault in a legal action filed Wednesday night in a New York court, The Messenger has learned.
The plaintiff in the case, a woman whose name is being withheld by The Messenger due to the nature of the allegation, filed a summons Wednesday night in state Supreme Court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act that names the Big Apple
The MessengerJun 06 2023
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams To House Migrants in Churches And Residences
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is taking a welcoming approach to the tens of thousands of migrants descending upon the city and is urging residents to do the same. In a press conference, Adams announced a two-year partnership with New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS) that will allow 50 houses of worship or faith-based spaces to provide overnight shelter for up to 19 single adult men per
Black EnterpriseDec 19 2023
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Criticized For Referencing 9/11 In Praising "Greatest City on the Globe'
In a comment that immediately caused a backlash, the mayor of New York City referenced the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in calling New York the “greatest city on the globe.” In an interview that took place on Sunday, Dec. 17 on WPIX-TV, Mayor Eric Adams was asked to describe 2023 by Dan Mannarino. “New York,” Adams said. “This is a place where every day you wake up, you
Black EnterpriseJun 05 2023
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Eric Adams suggests housing illegal immigrants in private homes
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed his vision to house illegal immigrants in "faith-based locales" and private residents on Monday. "There are residents who are suffering right now because of economic challenges," Adams, a Democrat, said. "They have spare rooms. They have locales, and if we can find a way to get over the 30-day rule and other rules that government has in place, we can
Washington Examiner