Huge Budget Hole Threatens MTA Capital Program: State Comptroller
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office “The MTA’s mounting debts and devastated revenue make it unlikely that it can afford all the work it planned,”…
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Stringer Urges Feds to Invest in City Transportation Infrastructure to Jumpstart Economic Recovery
Photo Courtesy of Comptroller Stringer’s Office “From Congestion Pricing to the 14th Street Busway, from Vision Zero to our plaza program, from the newly announced…
Mayor Unveils Safe Summer NYC to Combat Soaring Gun Violence
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office NYPD Chief of Department Rodney Harrison By Forum Staff Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday unveiled Safe Summer…
City Announces Five-Year Plan to Expand Aging Support Services
Photo Courtesy of Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office “New York City is again modeling what is needed to be an age-inclusive city, where older adults can…
Better Have Mobile Betting by Next Super Bowl: Addabbo
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office “With another Super Bowl gone, New York continues to lag behind other states—even states that have just legalized sports…
Play Ball!
The players and teams of the Ozone Howard Little League this weekend triumphantly returned to the diamond to kick-off the new season. Howard Beach Civic…
Pols Tout Launch of FEMA Funeral Assistance Program
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the launch of the FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance…
Schumer: Mental Health Struggles are ‘Silent but Devastating’ Effect of COVID-19
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Schumer’s Office “What many New Yorkers are saying right now is that the pandemic has taken such a mental toll that…
Bill would Create Mental Health First Responder Units
Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng’s Office “Instead of relying on law enforcement, we need a new cadre of health professionals to assist those experiencing a…
International Mail Facility at JFK Airport Undergoes Multi-million-dollar Renovation
Photo Courtesy of CBP Officials recently cut the ceremonial ribbon on the International Mail Facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport, which recently underwent a…
City Launches Aftercare Program for Residents Living with ‘Long COVID’
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office According to the administration, the AfterCare program connects Test & Trace clients with ongoing health and social needs…
Mayor, Officials Laud ‘Summer Rising’ Plan
Photo Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office “This is a free program for all New York City students, combining academics and cultural enrichment for the…
Pols Host Offshore Wind Energy Webinar
Photo Courtesy of Sen. Addabbo’s Office “This new industry will help create jobs in the immediate future, as well as years down the line. I…
Daily Subway Ridership Tops Two Million for the First Time Since Beginning of Pandemic: MTA
Photo Courtesy of Marc Hermann/MTA “New Yorkers continue to use the bus network for their essential trips as we have seen throughout this pandemic and…
First Drug Dealer in Queens to be Charged with OD Deaths is Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
File Photo “This is the first time in the borough of Queens an admitted drug dealer has been held criminally responsible for the deaths of…