Dear New Yorkers,
The mayor’s big speech laying out his goals for the year was full of promises — for more housing, safer streets and fewer rats.
We’ve got the highlights — and a breakdown of what wasn’t included in the plans, like any mention of the persistent staffing shortages in city government.
Among Mayor Eric Adams’ long list of priorities: A revamped workforce program, an expanded compost program, more money for the court system and a big idea to rezone large parts of Midtown to allow office buildings to become residential apartments.
In a change from recent years, the state’s governor was in the audience. It’s something Adams made a point to mention, hinting at the de Blasio-Cuomo feud that preceded him.
“It’s been a long time since the governor of New York has come to a State of the City address,” the mayor said. “It’s a testament not only to our incredible partnership but to your commitment to the people of New York City.”
Read more here.
Some other items of note: - As the mayor laid out his plans, tens of thousands of city workers are wondering: Where’s our new contract? Almost all of the city’s roughly 300,000 unionized employees are toiling under expired collective bargaining agreements. That Adams is himself a former police union member — and emphasized that background on the campaign trail — only adds to the frustration for some. “I think that he misrepresented himself,” said one DC37 delegate.
- We’ve got a new look at what sea walls could do to transform the view from the city’s waterfront, from Hudson Yards to Flushing Bay. The series of renderings from the Army Corps of Engineers offers a glimpse of how the infrastructure to fight climate change could reshape the boroughs.
- In The Bronx, a community board has struggled recently to get enough members to make meetings official. Without a quorum, CB5 had to delay votes on important neighborhood business like the election of officers for 2023.
- Sunday is the day … when New York will surpass its longest-ever streak of no measurable snow in the five boroughs. In case you missed it, THE CITY’s partner meteorologist explains why this is happening.
- Toot, toot, THE CITY’s latest subway quiz is coming through! More than 40,000 people took our first transit trivia test, so we’ve rolled out another one.
- See how New York City’s doing with our newsroom’s economic recovery tracker.
- For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations, testing rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker.
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