New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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Eric Adams retains control over NYC schools, after push from Hochul

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. Mayor Eric Adams is set to retain control of the city’s school system for another two years, as part of a finalized budget deal between state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul. Under the deal, Albany officials will have a […]

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City Council Says They’ve Found an Extra $6B For FY25 Budget | #citycouncil

The City Council said there’s enough money to prevent the mayor from cutting services like 3-K and library hours. Members of the New York City Council on Monday said they found an additional $6.15 billion in resources for the 2025 fiscal year, which should help reverse some of the mayor’s planned cuts to city services.  The […]

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Mayor Announces $700M Lawsuit Against Bus Companies Bringing Migrants to NYC

Suit seeks payment of costs associated with caring for more than 33,000 new arrivals New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a lawsuit against 17 charter bus and transportation companies that seeks to recoup all costs New York City has incurred providing emergency shelter and services to migrants transported by the charter bus companies – totaling […]

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