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The Adams Administration’s Report

Card: A City Government That

Works for All New Yorkers

We know that to be an affordable city, we must ensure our families have every

opportunity to access early childhood education, vouchers, and summer youth

programs, so we expanded access to all three

were 70,000 child care applications
submitted through MyCity, a 68 per-
cent increase from last year; voucher
enrollment for families was up nearly
across the board; and we supported
a record 100,000 young people in the
Summer Youth Employment Pro-
gram, who earned a record high of
nearly $140 million at their summer
jobs.
It’s no secret that I hate rats, and
the good news is that we are winning
the war against them. Inspectors
ERIC ADAMS
have seen a five-year low on active
rat sightings, and we have been laser
I focused on responding to rat com-
am proud to be a New Yorker,
and as your mayor, I am even
plaints in public housing. Our efforts
prouder to announce that our
livable also include containerizing
city is getting cleaner, safer, and to make this city cleaner and more
more affordable every day. But you trash. While many administrations
don’t have to take my word for it: Total private-sector employment rose for a fourth consecutive year, and enrollment in Fair have talked about doing it, we are
Just look at the numbers. Last week, the first to get it done. Since Novem-
we released the annual Mayor’s Man- Fares NYC, a program that helps New Yorkers with low income reduce their transportation ber 2024, we have been containeriz-
agement Report — our city’s report costs, increased 11 percent (File photo) ing approximately 70 percent of all
card. It details precisely how much trash in the city.
progress we have made over the last We are also determined to keep housing units were created or pre- The Mayor’s Management Re-
fiscal year, between July 1, 2024 and people safe as they walk, run, and served by the New York City Housing port’s data-driven approach to pub-
June 30, 2025, and provides updated bike on our streets. Traffic fatalities and Preservation Department alone lic accountability is just one of the
metrics that track the efforts of city decreased 24 percent and were down — exceeding its target by 41 percent many ways we are using information
government. Our agencies are being across nearly all categories, marking with 13,361 units of new construction, and technology to measure progress.
held to the highest standards of ef- the third lowest number of total fatal- the second highest number of new And it is just a small sampling of the
ficiency and accountability, and the ities in five years. We repaired 15 per- construction units in the city’s history. good work we are delivering for New
results are proving it. cent more potholes, issued 21 percent At the same time, we are sowing Yorkers.
Our administration is achieving more summonses for illegal dumping, the seeds of prosperity across the Looking over this report, we
its mission of keeping New Yorkers and removed over 26,600 vehicles in five boroughs by creating more jobs can see that the last four years of
safe. The data reveals that six of the the last fiscal year alone. We know and helping put more money back hard work is paying off and driving
seven major felony crime categories these pesky quality-of-life issues are in New Yorkers’ pockets. Total pri- results. Our city is not just surviving,
decreased, with additional crime important, and we will not stop un- vate-sector employment rose for a we’re thriving — and I am proud to
decreases over the same period last til bad actors are held accountable. fourth consecutive year, and enroll- lead the team of city workers who
year in parks, the transit system, Facing our generational housing ment in Fair Fares NYC, a program are helping us get there. Thanks to
NYCHA, and schools. Murder was crisis requires real solutions, and our that helps New Yorkers with low our administration, New York City
down 6 percent, robbery was down administration has never been afraid income reduce their transportation is not just back — we’re better than
17 percent, and New York City had to say yes to building more housing. costs, increased 11 percent. ever, and we are continuing to make
the fewest shootings of any August We created or preserved over 33,000 We know that to be an afford- steady progress to deliver a safer,
in the COMPStat era, marking eight total units of affordable housing able city, we must ensure our fami- more affordable city for New York-
straight months of overall crime across the city’s housing portfolio lies have every opportunity to access ers that is truly the best place to live
decline. This is what it looks like to in Fiscal Year 2025, a 15 percent early childhood education, vouchers, and raise a family.
have a real public-safety strategy that increase from the previous year. Of and summer youth programs, so we Eric Adams is the Mayor of
is driving down crime. that total, over 28,000 affordable expanded access to all three. There New York City, NY

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