Discretionary Funding Grant Pilot Will Cut Red Tape and Accelerate Payments to
Half Time of Traditional Contract Process for Small-Dollar Awardees

New Program Eliminates 13 Steps from Contract Process to
Help Nonprofits Receive Funding They Need Without Delay

Announcement Part of Mayor Adams’ “NYC Nonprofit Week,”
Highlighting City’s Investments and Support for Nonprofits

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today announced a new pilot initiative to accelerate payments for a selection of small-scale discretionary funding awards and streamline the city’s discretionary funding process.

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Today, it was revealed that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch made a final ruling to disregard the police department judge’s recommendation to fire Lieutenant Jonathan Rivera, who shot and killed Allan Feliz during a traffic stop in Washington Heights in October 2019. NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado recommended terminating Lieutenant Rivera after a disciplinary trial, finding that he was not justified in shooting Feliz.

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Council votes to remove barriers to supportive housing access for New Yorkers with justice system involvement and mental illness

Council also voted to codify Cooling Center program into law with standards and improve child care program safety   

City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council approved the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, the largest residential neighborhood rezoning plan in two decades that is slated to create nearly 10,000 new housing units.

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Legislation is third phase of Council’s comprehensive effort to increase safety, transparency, and wage standards for delivery sector

City Hall, NY — Today, three bills passed by the New York City Council one month ago to expand protections for delivery workers became law, after the mayor failed to take action within 30 days of their passage.

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Introduction 1135-A and Introduction 1133-A were passed by Council with veto-proof majority to provide grocery delivery workers with similar protections as food delivery app workforce 

In response to Mayor Adams vetoing Introduction 1135-A and Introduction 1133-A, blocking grocery delivery workers with companies like Instacart and Amazon from receiving similar wage and workplace protections as food delivery workers (veto message here), the New York City Council issued the following statement from a spokesperson, Julia Agos:  

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Council’s approval of historic Midtown neighborhood rezoning is largest residential rezoning in 20 years, building on record of advancing housing solutions to address affordability crisis

City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use voted to approve the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan (MSMX), a neighborhood rezoning that will bring over 9,500 new homes, including over 2,800 permanently affordable homes, to the Manhattan districts of Council Member Erik Bottcher and Council Member Keith Powers.

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Funding consistently sought by Council and advocates, recommended by Independent Rikers Commission’s Blueprint to Close Rikers, is finally available after years of delayed investments have led to inflated jail population and increased jail-related deaths

City Hall, NY — Today, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Members, advocates, and New Yorkers impacted by Rikers jails celebrated newly expanded mental health and safety investments secured in the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget and called on Mayor Adams’ administration to urgently implement them, as intended, to stem the ongoing mental health and jail crises.

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More than 30 branches across the city will offer seven-day service beginning September 7   

$2 million expansion secured in city budget first proposed by NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams 

City Hall, NY — Beginning September 7, 11 additional library branches across New York City will now offer service on Sundays, as a result of new operational funding secured in the City’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

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City Hall, NY – Today, New York City Council legislation to prevent immigration legal services fraud, including Introduction 205-A and Introduction 980-A, automatically became law, after the mayor took no action within 30 days of their being passed. Together, the new laws will help protect New Yorkers from being the victims of fraud by immigration legal services providers falsely advertising services.

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Bill was passed by Council with 40 votes

In response to Mayor Adams vetoing Introduction 47-B late last night, the New York City Council issued the following statement from a spokesperson, Julia Agos: 

“Int. 47-B implements a recommendation of the City’s Street Vendor Advisory Board, a collection of the city’s business, immigrant rights, real estate, and vendor leaders that developed solutions to improve the environment of vending for everyone’s benefit.

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