Mayor Adams touts millions for NYCHA, supportive housing, tenant safeguards in self-proclaimed ‘best budget ever’

State Should Use Bond Act Funds to Electrify Homes at NYCHA, Lawmakers Say - City Limits

A group of state representatives are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to steer some of the $4.2 billion in Bond Act funds for energy upgrades in public housing, where tenants are subject to “outdated boilers, poor ventilation, mold, and temperature extremes that contribute to high asthma hospitalization rates.” Gov. Kathy Hochul at a press conference in October 2022, where she announced homes at NYCHA’s Woodside Houses would be getting climate-friendly …

New York City, 29 Apr (EFE). – New York Mayor Eric Adams announced today an allocation of more than $5 billion for the Oeneges, which provide a wide range of services to New Yorkers with scarce economic resources, through contracts with the City Hall in which it will be the largest sum for this concept in its history. The funds will be delivered in advance as part of the city’s new budget for the next fiscal year 2026, which runs from July 1, 20…

Mayor Adams touts millions for NYCHA, supportive housing, tenant safeguards in self-proclaimed ‘best budget ever’

Apr. 28, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday a slew of new housing investments that will be included in his Executive Budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, which will be released later this week. In his forthcoming Fiscal Year 2026 spending plan, Hizzoner committed to investing millions of dollars in upgrading public housing units, building more supportive apartments, and providing tenant protection services. …

Eric Adams Asked for Photos of Cops Staring at Their Phones, and New Yorkers Delivered

Fed up with seeing cops staring at their phones instead of patrolling the subway, Mayor Eric Adams had a request for New Yorkers who spotted the same thing: send him a photo. "Let me know, because I'll go to that district the next day and see exactly what's happening. Send me a shot," Mayor Adams said at a City Hall press conference in April of 2022. "New Yorkers, you see that? Send me a photo and I will be at that station."Adams noted that in h…

Mayor Adams offers ex-girlfriend his share in Brooklyn house that stirred controversy

Mayor Adams late final 12 months gave an ex-girlfriend his stake in a Brooklyn apartment they’ve co-owned collectively for many years, capping off years of confusion in regards to the unit that started swirling throughout his 2021 run for Metropolis Corridor. Adams and the ex, onetime professional bodybuilder Sylvia Cowan, purchased the one-bedroom co-op unit on Prospect Place in Crown Heights in 1988. The house attracted scrutiny in the course …

NYC to Invest $24.7M on Affordable Housing, Supportive Housing, Tenant Protection Services

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday said the city will invest billions to fund a host of housing and tenant protection initiatives.