“Today’s ruling by a federal judge in Texas to invalidate the FDA’s approval of mifespristone is an outright attack on abortion and reproductive health care. For over 20 years, the FDA-approved drug has served over 5 million women and birthing people with access to abortion and miscarriage care. This dangerous and unprecedented ruling threatens the health of millions of people who rely on the medicine for safe and effective health care, and also undermines the well-regulated and science-based processes that maintain public health.

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“As New York City’s Jewish communities gather around the Seder table to celebrate Passover, I wish everyone who is observing a peaceful and joyous holiday. Passover reminds us of the importance of cherishing the rights and freedoms we enjoy today, and why love and liberation will always triumph over hate and oppression. As a Council, we remain united in uplifting our Jewish communities and stand together against all forms of hate, including antisemitism.

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“Cutting city agencies’ budgets without regard for the impact it has on New Yorkers, the delivery of essential services, and our city’s economy, is not the depiction of fiscal responsibility. Today’s PEG appears to be a demonstration in excess that risks taking the City down a harmful, destabilizing path. In hearing after hearing, city agencies continued to identify staffing challenges as the biggest impediment to fulfilling their duty to New Yorkers.

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“Our communities are devastated to learn about the death of two construction workers who lost their lives while on the job at a generating plant at JFK International Airport. Our hearts go out to their families and loved ones, and we express our condolences during this difficult time. Construction worker deaths have reached a recent five-year high, and this incident marks the second serious workplace incident to occur at JFK International Airport in the past month alone.

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Council plan identifies $5.2 billion in additional tax revenues and $2.7 billion in available resources available through Fiscal Year 2024: invests $1.3 billion in essential services and restoring Preliminary Budget cuts and $1.4 billion for general reserves to account for budgetary risks

City Hall, NY – New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Finance Committee Chair Justin Brannan, Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, and Council Members unveiled the Council’s Fiscal Year 2024 Preliminary Budget Response.

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“Today’s decision by a grand jury represents the daily operations of our court system, even if the subject was a former president. Regardless of your last name or wealth, everyone should be treated equally under the law. Non-privileged people in this country have too often faced disparate outcomes and treatment in the criminal legal system. The willingness by some to baselessly make similar claims of unjust legal treatment in this instance for someone benefiting from such immense privileges is quite insulting.

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City Hall, NY – Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered opening remarks at the Council’s Committee on Public Safety hearing regarding several pieces of legislation that would increase transparency and reporting on the New York Police Department (NYPD)’s civilian encounters, body-worn camera footage, and policing practices and procedures. In her remarks, the Speaker discussed her bill to provide the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) with direct access to all body-worn camera footage for impartial investigations of civilian complaints.

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From Saturday, March 25 to Sunday, April 2, New Yorkers 11 Years Old and Up Can Vote Online and in Person at Poll Sites in 29 Participating Council Districts in Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn

City Hall, NY — Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the New York City Council called on New Yorkers to make their voices heard during Participatory Budgeting Vote Week.

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City Hall, NY – Today, Speaker Adrienne Adams chaired and delivered opening remarks at the Council’s Committee on Criminal Justice Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 preliminary budget hearing. In her remarks, the Speaker reiterated the need to close Rikers Island by 2027, as mandated by law, and steps the City must take to ensure its closure. Speaker Adams also outlined the importance of the Department of Correction (DOC) addressing existing challenges in the jail system and preparing for a more effective jail system in the future that does not replicate the problems on Rikers.

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Speaker Adams released the following statement in response to the Queens District Attorney and NYPD’s announcement that 33 individuals have been indicted for more than 22 shootings in Southeast Queens:

“The devastating toll of gun violence disproportionately impacts families and communities, like mine in Southeast Queens, which have experienced far too many losses to bear. While we must never forget Aamir Griffin, Sean Vance, and countless others whose lives were cut short by violence, it is critical that we also not forget the surviving families and communities and ensuring their recovery and well-being.

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