This Week in the New York City Government: May 16, 2025

Mayor Adams

• Mayor Adams Celebrates Progress Closing Illegal Smoke Shops, Turning Vacant Storefronts into Legal, Small Businesses
• Mayor Adams Creates New Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism
• Mayor Adams, DOT Commissioner Rodriguez Announce Doubling of Pedestrian and Cycling Space on Queensboro Bridge
• Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul Announce Completion of Mixed-Use Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in Brooklyn
• Mayor Adams, NYCEDC Announce Developers for Over 500 new Housing Units on Stapleton, Advancing Staten Island North Shore Action Plan
• Mayor Adams’ Statement on City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees Vote on Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan
• Mayor Adams’ Statement Following Meeting with President Trump
• Mayor Adams’ Statement in Response to Productive New York State Budget Agreement Delivering on NYC’s Priorities

City Council

• NYC Council Identifies Funding Gaps in Mayor’s FY 2026 Executive Budget for CUNY Programs Ahead of Thursday Hearing
• NYC Council Identifies Capital Funding Gap in Mayor’s Executive Budget Ahead of Wednesday Hearing on Public Housing
• NYC Council Identifies Remaining Funding Gaps in Housing Programs Ahead of Wednesday Hearing on Mayor’s Executive Budget for Department of Housing Preservation and Development
• Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams on Federal Court Order to Appoint Independent Official Control Over Rikers Island Jails
• NYC Council Identifies Remaining Funding Gaps in Transportation and Infrastructure Services Ahead of Tuesday Hearing on Mayor’s Executive Budget for Department of Transportation
• NYC Council Identifies Remaining Funding Gaps in Parks and Recreation Services ahead of Tuesday Hearing on Mayor’s Executive Budget for Department of Parks and Recreation
• NYC Council Land Use Committees Vote to Approve Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan That Will Deliver 4,600 Units of Housing and Crucial Community Investments
• NYC Council Identifies Remaining Funding Gaps in Critical Programs and Services for Older Adults Ahead of Monday Hearing on Mayor’s Executive Budget for the Department for the Aging
• NYC Council Identifies Remaining Funding Gaps in Sanitation Services Ahead of Monday Hearing on Mayor’s Executive Budget for Department of Sanitation
• Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams on the Passage of the State Fiscal Year 2026 Budget

Comptroller Lander

• Testimony by Khalil Sulker on Behalf of Comptroller Brad Lander Regarding the Department of Correction’s Request for a Variance from BOC Minimum Standards § 1-11(e)(1)(i)
• Comptroller Lander Analyzes the Impact of Trump Medicaid & SNAP Cuts to New Yorkers
• New York by the Numbers: Monthly Economic and Fiscal Outlook
• NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Commends Judge Swain’s Ruling on Rikers Federal Remediation Manager
• Comptroller Lander Casts Protest Votes Against Wells Fargo, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase’s Banking Designations
• Deputy Comptroller for Policy Annie Levers Delivers Remarks at the NYC Banking Commission Designation Vote
• The Citywide Doula Initiative Improves Maternal Health Outcomes for Black & Hispanic Mothers and Babies, Comptroller Lander’s Audit Finds