This Week in the New York City Government: March 28, 2025

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams, DSS Commissioner Wasow Park Celebrate Opening of Deeply Affordable Housing Site for Women-Led Households During Women’s History Month
• Mayor Adams Announces New York Yankees’ and New York Mets’ Home Games Projected to Generate Over $900 Million in Economic Activity for New York City During 2025 MLB Regular Season
• Mayor Adams Celebrates Passage of “Get Sheds Down” Legislation
• Mayor Adams Announces $5.5 Million Investment to Expand Free Swim Lessons to Nearly 18,000 Students, Building Safer, More Affordable City for NYC Families
• Mayor Adams Celebrates Milestone in Making NYC Most Women-Forward City in Nation, Announces New Efforts to Address Women’s Safety
• Mayor Adams Announces NYC Health + Hospitals Has Connected More Than 1,000 Medically-Vulnerable New Yorkers Leaving Rikers Island with Smartphones to Increase Access to Health Care and Mental Health Treatment
• Mayor Adams Makes 11 New Judicial Appointments
• Mayor Adams Releases New Report Highlighting Best Practices for Building Family-Friendly Public Spaces

City Council

• Joint Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams, Finance Chair Justin Brannan, and Health Chair Lynn Schulman on Trump Administration’s Cuts to Public Health Funding
• New York City Council Votes to Reform Scaffolding and Sidewalk Shed Rules to Reduce Their Presence, Improving Public Safety and NYC’s Streetscapes
• Statement from Speaker Adams on National Equal Pay Day
• NYC Council Releases Report Raising Questions About Effectiveness of Mayor’s Involuntary Removal Policy and How Focus on It Diverts Support from Impactful Mental Health Programs

Comptroller Lander

• NYC Comptroller Lander Convenes Nonprofit Leaders Amid Trump Administration’s Threats to Health and Social Service Funding
• DOC DASHBOARD UPDATE: NYC Comptroller Releases New Monthly Data on Department of Correction
• Comptroller Lander: Adams Administration Mismanaging Ethnic & Community Media Ad Money Spend