City Hall, NY – In response to the congestion pricing Environmental Assessment (EA) released on August 10, 2022, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams submitted public comments to the Environmental Justice Stakeholders Working Group of the Central Business District Tolling Program. She expresses her concerns about persistent transit inequities for many communities of color in the outer-boroughs, and the environmental impacts on low-income communities of color.
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The legislative package, passed by the Council in August, addresses racial disparities, most severely affecting Black women and birthing people
City Hall, NY – Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and the New York City Council celebrated the maternal health legislative package, which addresses significant disparities in maternal health, mortality, and morbidity for the first time in the City’s history, being signed into law today.
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City Hall, NY – During a special Stated Meeting, the New York City Council unanimously passed Resolution 283-A, sponsored by Speaker Adrienne Adams, calling on the Mayor and the Chancellor of the Department of Education (DOE) to immediately reverse the DOE’s reductions to school budgets. The resolution calls on the DOE to restore $469 million that it removed from school budgets.
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Proposed by Speaker and funded in city budget due to Council’s advocacy, $4.4 Million CUNY Reconnect program aims to start by bringing back 10,000 working-age students who left CUNY without degree
New York, NY – The City University of New York is launching an initiative this fall semester to re-enroll thousands of New Yorkers, who earned some college credits but left school before completing a degree.
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Funds from City Council will support home delivered meals program across the city
Department for the Aging’s community-based partners will be able to use the funds to replace 44 hotshot vans used for meal deliveries
City Hall, NY – New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and Council Members have announced a $3.08 million allocation to the Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) community-based partners for repair and replacement of an estimated 44 hotshot vans for the City’s home delivered meals program.
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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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