New York: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said that luckily there were no casualties in the collapsed building in the Bronx, and the investigation to determine the cause of the incident will be made public as soon as it is completed.
While talking to journalists, the Mayor thanked first responders to the building collapse including FDNY, OMB, NYCEM, NYPD, and DOB, saying “Our guys and ladies were there within the two minutes after the incident.”
Mayor New York said that the authorities have been able to clear the debris in a very short time, but the process of the operation was very dangerous.
Regarding youth empowerment projects he said that the government has announced a comprehensive action plan to support the youth in making their future bright, in which the government will try to create a workforce of 2.5 lakh youth for 600 million dollars.
First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Chief Advisor to the Mayor Ingrid Lewis‑Martin, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce Maria Torres‑Springer, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams‑Isom, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana Almanzar, Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg, New York City Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol and New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget Director Jacques Jiha were also present on this occasion.
We have a $10 million investment in CUNY to expand CUNY 2X tech initiative across five new campuses throughout the city. For the first time, going to some community colleges. As you know, I’m a proud Hostos Community College graduate at CUNY, and that is the same vein to develop the tech industry for our young folks.
We have also secured a $130 million grant from the federal government and we’ll become the first city to partner with the U.S. Department of Labor with the program Job Corps. And we’re hoping we would be willing to help about 2,000 young students to be able to get internship and apprenticeship and work in a fast industry and ever‑changing economy in New York City.
