Today, the New York State Senate passed S. 590/A. 3665, which would protect ballot access for charter revision proposals advanced by New Yorkers or local elected officials from being blocked by mayoral-enacted charter revision commissions, and increase transparency requirements for commissions. Passed by the New York State Assembly on Tuesday, June 10, the state legislation would address vulnerabilities in state law governing the process for localities to revise their charters.
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City Hall, NY – The New York City Council unanimously passed a Home Rule Message, SLR 7-2025, to support state legislation (S.3815B/A.8810) that addresses a longstanding gap in state law that prevents child beneficiaries of uniformed first responders from receiving death benefits. The legislation supports the children of NYPD Detective Miosotis Familia, who was killed in the line of duty in 2017, as well as any future surviving children of deceased first responders.
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Council also voted to advance public realm improvements
City Hall – Today, the Council voted to pass legislation aimed at reducing opioid overdoses and deaths in city jails. Drug overdoses in city jails have been an increasing problem and have led to people detained losing their lives. The Council also voted to require the Department of Parks and Recreation to install at least 50 outdoor drinking fountains in public parks.
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City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council released Administrative Challenges with CityFHEPS and Solutions to Streamline Access to Vouchers, a report analyzing the common operational roadblocks and inefficiencies in the City’s administration of the CityFHEPS housing assistance voucher program. The report identifies solutions that the Department of Social Services (DSS) can administratively implement to improve the process and reduce unnecessary delays for applicants, property owners, and agency staff.
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As longtime supporter of PB, Speaker Adams has funded upgrades and renovations at local schools, libraries, and parks in District 28
Queens, NY – Through the New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, Speaker Adrienne Adams has allocated nearly $6.5 million and funded over 30 capital projects to improve local schools, libraries, parks, and other public spaces in Council District 28.
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Today, New York State Supreme Court Judge Mary Rosado preserved a temporary restraining order (TRO) after hearing arguments for a preliminary injunction to further halt Mayor Eric Adams’ administration from implementing Executive Order 50 that would facilitate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to establish a center on Rikers Island. This follows a previously issued interim Temporary Restraining Order on April 21 prohibiting the execution and negotiation of any Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to the executive order.
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Executive Budget added some funding for priorities that Council urged, but other key programs to make city safer and support New Yorkers remain underfunded
City Hall, NY – At today’s final City Council Executive Budget hearing by the Committee on Finance, the Council identified gaps in funding for several key agencies and programs within the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget.
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City Hall, NY – Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the New York City Council announced the winning proposals for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Participatory Budgeting cycle. During the voting period, which took place from March 29 through April 6, more than 93,000 New Yorkers voted to allocate $30 million in capital funding for local improvements to schools, parks, libraries, and other public spaces across 24 Council Districts in New York City.
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City Hall, NY – Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered opening remarks at the Council’s Committee on Finance hearing to examine the Mayor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Executive Budget. Today’s hearing concludes the Council’s series of FY 2026 Executive Budget hearings, where respective Committees reviewed agency budgets and received testimony from agency leadership and the public.
Below are the Speaker’s full remarks as prepared for delivery:
Good afternoon.
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City anticipated to see moderately increased revenues, even as slower economic growth is expected due to greater uncertainty from federal economic and tariff policies that elevated consumer price pressures, and paused interest rate reductions
City Hall, NY – Ahead of the New York City Council’s final hearing on the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Executive Budget with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Council released its May 2025 Economic and Tax Revenue Forecast that estimates the City will collect $1.7 billion more in tax revenues for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025 and 2026 than OMB estimated in its FY26 Executive Budget.
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