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Mayor Adams to focus on keeping the

city safe and making the economy strong

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
he session was aimed to pro-
vide insight into the work and
Tfor New Yorkers to learn more
about the everyday efforts of their city
government.

A media briefing was organized
attended by Mayor Eric Adams,
First Deputy Mayor Sheena

Wright, Chief Advisor to the
Mayor Ingrid Lewis-Martin,
Chief of Staff Camille Joseph
Varlack, Deputy Mayor for Op-

erations Meera Joshi, Deputy
Mayor for Housing Economic
Development and Workforce

Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy ing with New Yorkers.” ers are angry when they hear about First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright
Mayor for Health and Human He began by talking about the these deficiency cuts, but New York- added, “Through the analysis that was
November update plan. The Mayor ers, I want you to know I’m angry also. done by the team, it’s very important
Services Anne Williams-Isom, said, “As many of you know, we have I am angry that instead of doing a bud- for everybody to know that there is
Deputy Mayor for Strategic to file a budget two years in the mak- get that I want, a budget that pours a seat for every child who is eligible.”
ing, and in November we have to do into services for our seniors, cleaning Mayor Eric Adams also ad-
Initiatives Ana Almanzar, Chief the necessary adjustments. That’s our streets, continue to build housing, dressed the report of increasing threat
Counsel Lisa Zornberg, Director why we have Jacques Jiha that’s here putting support into our young people. to the City of New York.
today to have these conversations Instead of doing that budget that I am He said, “First we have been mon-
of the New York City Mayor’s about the decisions we had to make. excited about doing, we have to move itoring the threats to deputy mayor
Office of Management and Bud- And this team that’s up here now, this in another direction and look at these and the commissioner and the whole
was a real tough exercise. After doing cost savings to continue to have our team at NYPD and Deputy Commis-
get Jacques Jiha and New York PEGs several times, 3% PEGs, then city operate and to abide by the law. sioner Weiner. As you know, we have
Jacques Jihia, Director, Office of a Joint Terrorist Task Force in the city
City Emergency Management we had to go back to the table and do Management and Budget said, “Yes. to focus on these threats and moni-
5% PEGs and find efficiency in all of
Commissioner Zach Iscol. our agencies. It was extremely chal- Like you indicated, mayor, the gover- toring a lot of chatter that’s out there.
lenging to do so.” nor has indicated to us about 3 weeks And when you think about it, we have
Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy, He further reiterated that the tax ago in the memo issued by the state over 300 protests that took place in the
Communications, the city for the City revenue that’s coming in is not at the budget director that the state will be city. Some of them were side by side,
of New York rolled out the 8th session rate that is expected. So many men moving away from funding shelter and some of the violence you’re see-
thanking everybody for the week- and women were held without their to funding job placements and legal ing in other municipalities you did not
ly in-person media availability. The union contracts being settled. Over services. Our plan is based on the as- see here. Hats off to Commissioner
session was aimed to provide insight 300,000 employees were given a fair sumption that we would get a third Caban and what his team has done.”
into the work and for New Yorkers to salary so they could afford to live in of the funding from the state. But Mayor Adams also reiterated,
learn more about the everyday efforts New York. About the asylum seekers, however, yesterday the governor gave “My review and the review from our
of their city government. he said that still a substantial number some clear indication that she would compliance team continues to show
Mayor Eric Adams said, “The of people, like in thousands, are com- be working with her staff to see what what I’ve always felt and will contin-
feedback he gets on the subways and ing in every week. she can do to provide some kind of as- ue to say. Our campaign follows the
the streets, is that the New Yorkers Mayor Eric Adams emphasized sistance and relief to the city. So, we rules. And that’s something I always
are happy to hear directly from them that he is going to support working are hoping that we don’t have to get tell them, follow the rules, follow the
in Tuesday briefings as it allows us not people. The focus is keeping the city there because we are expecting to get rules, follow the rules, and I’m going
to live just through a tweet, but what safe and attracting businesses to con- more assistance from the state now, to continue to say that and that’s what
we’re doing on the streets, and it’s re- tinue to make the economy strong. that she’s committed again to provide the preliminary review from our com-
flected in the conversation we’re hav- He also said, “I know New York- us some assistance.” pliance team.”

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