This Week in the New York City Government: January 26, 2024

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams Unveils $43 Million Plan to Lead on Gender Equity, Lays Ambitious Goal to Make NYC Most Women-Forward City in U.S.
• New Yorkers Offer Praise Of Mayor Adams’ Future-focused Vision for Working-Class New Yorkers in Third State of the City Address
• Mayor Adams Lays Out Future-Focused Vision for Working-Class New Yorkers in Third State of the City Address
• Mayor Adams Announces 14 Judicial Appointments and Reappointments
• Mayor Adams Announces Agreements with DC 37, CWA Local 1180 to Provide Flexible Work, Pay Increases to Over 1,000 911 Operators, Supervisors
• Mayor Adams to Relieve Over $2 Billion in Medical Debt for Hundreds of Thousands of Working-Class New Yorkers
• Mayor Adams, NYPD Commissioner Caban Offer City Councilmembers Opportunity to Ride with NYPD Officers, Watch Community Policing Firsthand
• In Line with Federal Monitor, Editorial Boards, Union, Mayor Adams Vetoes City Council Bill That Would Make New York City Jails Less Safe for Those in Custody and Employees
• Mayor Adams Vetoes City Council Bill That Could Make NYC Streets Less Safe
• Mayor Adams, Chancellor Banks Launch Citywide NYC School Bus App
• What They’re Saying: New York Leaders Continue to Voice Opposition to City Council Bill That Could Make NYC Streets Less Safe

City Council

• Statement from Speaker Adams on Mayor Adams’ 2024 State of the City Address
• Statement from Speaker Adams on the 51st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
• Statement from the New York City Council in Response to Comments Made by Mayor Adams’ Administration on How Many Stops Act and Solitary Confinement Ban Legislation
• Joint Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Criminal Justice Chair Sandy Nurse on Mayor Adams’ Veto of Legislation to Ban Solitary Confinement in City Jails
• Joint Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Public Safety Chair Yusef Salaam on the Mayor’s Veto of Police Transparency Bill

Comptroller Lander

• NYC Comptroller Files Lawsuit Against Leading Residential Developer Seeking Over $40 Million in Wage Violations
• Comptroller Lander’s Audit Finds Speed Cameras Reduce Speeding & Crashes, But Illegally Obscured License Plates Cheat NYC Out of $100 Million/Yr
• DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction Operations