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    Community Op-ED                                                     OCTOBER 31, 2025       |  The Indian Eye 12

                Making New York City More Family Friendly,

                                       More Affordable, and Safer

            NYC Baby Boxes will reach approximately 7,000 families across our public hospital system; that

             is 7,000 families that will not have to choose between affording supplies and putting food on the
                                                table in the earliest days of their babies’ lives

                       ERIC ADAMS

                     aking our city safer and
                     more affordable for work-
            Ming families has been our
            priority since day one because our
            administration understands that in
            New York, it takes a city to raise a
            child. This starts with ensuring our
            youngest New Yorkers have a place
            to live the moment they are born.
            Last week, we launched our new pi-
            lot program, “Creating Real Impact
            at Birth” (CRIB), an initiative that
            aims to support families by putting
            pregnant New Yorkers on a path to   During Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October, we rise as one to say to our domestic violence survivors that they are not alone (File photo)
            permanent housing.
                Having a child should be the  — that is what CRIB is all about.  our  streets  and  subways;  it  also  ex-  mestic violence incidents and better
            greatest day of a New Yorkers’ life; it   We are also making sure that   tends to our homes, too. Violence   train officers, all while strengthening
            was for me. On that day, you should   families have the support they need   against women, domestic violence,  support for survivors. It will have ap-
            not have to worry about where     in the days and months after they   and gender-based violence continues   proximately 450 police investigators
            you’re going to take your baby once   have a child by launching our “NYC   to cause pain in our society. It affects   spread out across every patrol pre-
            you leave the hospital. You should   Baby Boxes.” When families head   people of all races, socioeconomic   cinct in New York City, solely ded-
            not have to worry about whether   home from the hospital, they will   backgrounds, and education levels,  icated to addressing domestic vio-
            your child will grow up on the verge   leave with free, vital supplies – in-  and it can happen anywhere in our   lence; that means more resources to
            of homelessness or in a home.     cluding diapers, wipes, clothing,  city and to anyone. The truth is, far   help victims and more cops to bring
                In 2024 alone, over 2,000 babies   games and toys – and resources on   too many women and families do not   abusers to justice. New Yorkers can
            were born in New York City shel-  what to expect after giving birth.   feel safe at home. Every New York-  be reassured knowing the full force
            ters — that’s 2,000 too many. CRIB    NYC Baby Boxes will reach ap-  ers deserves to be safe on the street,  of the law is coming after those who
            is an $8.5-million program that pro-  proximately 7,000 families across our   in their homes, and in their relation-  perpetrate these crimes.
            vides pregnant mothers with hous-  public hospital system; that is 7,000   ships.                         Every day, everywhere we are
            ing vouchers to divert these families   families that will not have to choose   During  Domestic  Violence  delivering for New Yorkers, and
            from shelter to permanent housing   between affording supplies and put-  Awareness Month this October, we   making New York a safer and more
            and improve their health services   ting food on the table in the earli-  rise as one to say to our domestic   affordable city that is the best place
            and outcomes. By ensuring mothers   est days of their babies’ lives. We’re   violence survivors that they are not   to raise a family. Between CRIB,
            and babies do not enter shelter after   helping  ease  the  financial  stress  of   alone. To coincide with the aware-  NYC Baby Boxes, and our new
            leaving the hospital, we are breaking   new families and making New York   ness month, we launched a new   NYPD Domestic Violence Unit, we
            the cycle of poverty and housing in-  City more affordable for them.   NYPD  Domestic Violence Unit.  are doing just that.
            stability before it starts and ensuring   As always, our administration is   This is the largest unit of its kind in
            pregnant New Yorkers move into sta-  always focused on keeping families   the nation that will allow the NYPD   Eric Adams is the Mayor of
            ble homes before their child is born   safe. Public safety is not limited to   to enhance how it investigates do-  New York City, NY

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