“Tomorrow marks three years to the day that New York City is required to close Rikers Island and transition to a safer, more effective borough-based system. Closing Rikers is essential to ending the humanitarian crisis and brutal violence that has impacted detainees and staff, and it’s the law.
“With the deadline approaching, it remains critical for all stakeholders, including Mayor Adams’ Administration, to do everything in their power to advance closure.
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City Hall – Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered opening remarks at the Council’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections hearing on Mayor Adams’ nomination of Randy Mastro to be the City’s Corporation Counsel.
Below are the Speaker’s full remarks as prepared for delivery.
Good morning.
Thank you, Chair Powers, and members of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections for convening today’s hearing on the nomination of Randy Mastro for the position of Corporation Counsel.
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Council also passed legislation to lift the requirement that children be present during homeless shelter intake process
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council voted to approve the Bronx Metro-North Stations rezoning, which will add approximately 7,000 new residential housing units and make historic infrastructure and community investments in the surrounding East Bronx neighborhoods of Parkchester, Van Nest, and Morris Park with forthcoming Metro-North Stations.
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Council secured nearly $500 million in local infrastructure improvements to community parks, schools, and streets, as well as commitment to develop up to 500 units for homeownership opportunities
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council’s Committee on Land Use voted to approve the Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study rezoning proposal with modifications to develop new affordable housing and invest in neighborhood infrastructure improvements surrounding new Metro-North train stations slated to be built in the Bronx.
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In response to the New York Supreme Court’s ruling on the CityFHEPS Reform Laws, the New York City Council released the following statement from spokesperson Rendy Desamours.
“We disagree with the court’s ruling and will be pursuing an immediate appeal. It’s unfortunate that Mayor Adams’ administration has fought to delay help to New Yorkers that can prevent them from evictions and homelessness amidst a housing crisis.”
In response to the Adams administration’s claims regarding the practice of solitary confinement in city jails, the New York City Council released the following statement from spokesperson Rendy Desamours.
“Mayor Adams and his administration today continued to argue that solitary confinement has not occurred in New York City jails since 2019, but that is inconsistent with the facts.
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In response to Mayor Adams announcing his nomination of Randy Mastro for Corporation Counsel, the New York City Council released the following statement from spokesperson, Julia Agos.
“As the top attorney for New York City, the Corporation Counsel has the special responsibility of representing all of City government, which includes its agencies and all elected officials.
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“The Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission’s proposed changes to the City’s constitution represent a power grab that will make government less responsive to New Yorkers by consolidating even more power to the Mayor and his agencies. The Commission’s failure to come close to the standards within its own proposals, let alone basic levels of transparency, is utter hypocrisy and denies any public input on the final proposals while approving them just two days after release to the public.
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New Yorkers are slated to vote on existing advice-and-consent ballot question in November, but commission could block their choice by rushing ballot proposals to undermine democratic oversight
New video explains advice-and-consent proposal
New York, NY – City Council Members united in calling out the Mayor’s Charter Revision Commission for trying to block voters’ rights and undermine local democracy by rushing the development of new proposals that disenfranchise New Yorkers from voting on an existing advice-and-consent ballot question in November.
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Council also voted on legislation to address inequities in public school dress code policies
City Hall, NY – Today, the New York City Council voted on legislation to expand the availability of rapid testing sites for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across the city, representing a critical next step in citywide efforts to reduce rates of STIs and HIV.
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