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According to the campaign, each committee leader will be tasked with providing a policy paper focused on their specific area of expertise.

New York City’s Mayor-elect has identified more than 700 people who will serve on his mayoral transition committees, and that’s just a start.

Eric Adams took a victory lap and said he would focus on public safety and the crisis at Rikers Island.

The next mayor of New York City, who celebrated at a downtown club, says he will focus on public safety and the crisis at Rikers Island.

The next generation of leaders blazing new trails.

Adams has assembled groups to advise him on managing the nearly $100 billion city budget, reviving the economy as private-sector companies grapple with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and growing the city’s burgeoning technology sector, to name a few areas.

The local leaders who are positioning the borough for another rebound.

Mailman will join CUNY, the United Way of New York City, and others to help New York City prepare for possible future public health emergencies.

Through a groundbreaking new award from New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Columbia University – through its Mailman School of Public Health – and a consortium of academic, community, government, and corporate partners will launch and operate New York City's first Pandemic Response Institute (PRI).

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter and Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Bill Chong today announced Summer Rising, the City’s free, summer plan for any child in grades K-12 who wants to participate. For the first time ever, the City will use the Community Schools strategy to integrate the New York City Department of Education’s (NYCDOE’s) academic supports and DYCD’s school-based enrichment programming to create a comprehensive summer pr...