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Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: New Yorkers Are Spreading the Love. Here’s How You Can Get Involved.

Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: New Yorkers Are Spreading the Love. Here’s How You Can Get Involved.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you — yes, you — to get involved in local service projects.
Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: New York City is Back – With More Jobs Than Ever

Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: New York City is Back – With More Jobs Than Ever

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that NYC has more total jobs than ever before in the City's history.
Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: Investing in Clean, Green Public Space for All New Yorkers

Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: Investing in Clean, Green Public Space for All New Yorkers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares his thinking behind two new initiatives to expand bike lanes and containerize trash in the city.
Louise Meriwether: A Life of Writing and Activism

Louise Meriwether: A Life of Writing and Activism

Dr. Brenda M. Greene, executive director of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, writes about Brooklynite Louise Meriwether, a civil rights movement activist and prolific author and journalist, who passed away last week at 100 years old.
Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: Keeping Our Communities Safe From Fentanyl

Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: Keeping Our Communities Safe From Fentanyl

After a fentanyl exposure killed a child at a daycare, New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares his plan to prevent this type of tragedy in the future.
A Tree, Roots and Sidewalk Cracks Grow in Crown Heights

A Tree, Roots and Sidewalk Cracks Grow in Crown Heights

This real story began eight years ago when the owners of 974 Park Place moved into their home. In front of their house was an overgrown tree whose tree roots had completely broken up the sidewalk.
Op-Ed: $1 Cigarette Tax Hike Projected to Save 15,300 New Yorkers’ Lives

Op-Ed: $1 Cigarette Tax Hike Projected to Save 15,300 New Yorkers’ Lives

Higher costs deter youth from smoking, but flavored tobacco products continue to attract and addict new smokers.
Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: The Future of Housing in NYC

Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: The Future of Housing in NYC

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares his agenda to increase affordable housing in the city.
Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: Delivering for New Yorkers Year After Year

Mayor Eric Adams' Op-Ed: Delivering for New Yorkers Year After Year

New York City Mayor Eric Adams reflects on 20 months in office.
Op-Ed: The Time for Urban Forest Equity is Now

Op-Ed: The Time for Urban Forest Equity is Now

Council Member Alexa Avilés and NYC Environmental Justice Alliance's Shravanthi Kanekal and Victoria Sanders share their thoughts on how to mitigate extreme heat in NYC and the City's new climate plan, PlaNYC.