City Hall, NY – Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and the New York City Council celebrated the “NYC Abortion Rights Act” legislative package, which safeguards and expands abortion and reproductive health care in the City, being signed into law today. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s June overturning of Roe v. Wade, the “NYC Abortion Rights Act” expands reproductive health services across the five boroughs and protects those seeking access to care.
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“Today we learned polio was detected in New York City’s wastewater, suggesting that the virus is circulating. As we continue to grapple with COVID-19 and Monkeypox, we now face another public health risk, but the defense is simple and proven. It is imperative that all New Yorkers make sure they have received their full polio vaccination, which is standard for children and nearly 100% effective.
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City Hall, NY – Today, for the first time in the history of the Council, the legislative body passed on a package of legislation addressing significant disparities in maternal health, mortality, and morbidity. While about 30 birthing people in New York City die each year of a pregnancy-related cause, statistics indicate that approximately 3,000 women “almost die,” or experience morbidity, during childbirth, with the majority of cases being people of color.
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“New York City’s Fair Workweek and Paid Safe and Sick Leave laws were created to provide stronger protections to workers who deserve stability and security. Employers who violate workers’ rights must be held accountable. Chipotle’s actions against their employees were wrong and harmful, and today’s record settlement sends a clear message that our city will stand up for workers and the protections they are afforded.
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“I’m horrified that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalized outside of a Hindu temple in my district last week. Hate has no place in our community, Queens, or New York City. I join my colleagues, community, and faith leaders to unequivocally denounce this troubling act of hate. As a city, we must root out hate with love and acceptance.
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City Hall, NY – In an official statement submitted to the Council’s Committee on General Welfare hearing on long-standing New York City shelter intake issues and the recent increase in people seeking asylum, Speaker Adrienne Adams called for accountability, transparency and answers from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in the wake of reports of violations of right-to-shelter law and people seeking asylum experiencing inhumane conditions at New York City shelter intake facilities.
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“The Council has been clear that the school budgets should be restored, and the Department of Education (DOE) must immediately fix the problems it has caused for New York City public school students. It has become clearer than ever that DOE lacks transparency and accountability and removed hundreds of millions of dollars more from school budgets than it ever conveyed in the city budget.
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“The Department of Education (DOE) continues to pull the wool over the public’s eyes. DOE has avoided transparency and accountability for its unilateral actions to remove funds from school budgets that do not reflect the city budget. Now they are enacting changes to school budget policies that provide funding flexibility within the existing budget, something the Council demanded they exercise all along.
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City Hall, NY – As the New York City Council redistricting process continues with newly announced hearings by the New York City Districting Commission, Speaker Adrienne Adams outlined her concerns with the first draft maps for dividing communities of color and communities of interest, conflicting with the Charter-mandated protections to ensure fair representation. The Speaker also reiterated her encouragement for the public to participate in the next steps of the redistricting process.
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“New York City is the epicenter of the nation’s aggressive monkeypox outbreak, with positive cases rising every day at an alarming rate. It has become an increasingly urgent crisis that must be addressed with swift and thorough action by every level of government. Eligible New Yorkers, especially those most at risk, must have equitable access to vaccinations, and vaccines must reach all communities throughout our city.
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