NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams said that NYC administration invested $43 million across 42 initiatives to make New York the most women-forward city in America by addressing gender disparities in economic mobility, health, public safety, and stable housing.
Speaking at media briefing, Mayor Adams said that to date, nearly 70 percent of the initiatives have been launched or are already completed, which will directly serve over 97,000 New Yorkers.
“It’s important to note that these efforts included transgender and gender-expansive New Yorkers,” he said.
“One example that I like a lot is the Project Home pilot, which provides housing to domestic violence survivors. It has already helped 120 families in the last four months. And so Women Forward NYC has built the framework for all our gender equity work, and there’s still more to come,” he said.
Regarding liveability, Mayor Adams said that our summer concerts are still in place and our Summer of Possibilities. “We’ve invested $2 million in expanding youth programs. We hear this all the time. We need to give alternatives to our young people, and we’re doing just that, not only through DYCD, but through other mechanisms,” he said.
He said that NYC opened a new library in Far Rockaway this week which is an impressive building, and it’s going to be a cornerstone for that entire community. “18,000 square foot new library is double the size of the previous branch, and it brings free programming for the young people in that area,” he said.
He said that people should not be swimming on beaches after they are closed and we should still comply with the rules of not swimming when lifeguards are off duty.
Regarding operation padlock to protect, Mayor Adams said that we have done over 840 illegal cannabis shops, and we seized more than $45 million in illegal products.
