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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline MARCH 21, 2025 | The Indian Eye 17

Mayor Adams Announces Opening

of 93 Units of Affordable and Supportive

Housing at Woodhull Hospital

New Census Estimates Show City Now Stands at Nearly 8.5 Million People,

Gained 87,000 New Yorkers Between July 2023 and July 2024

OUR BUREAU
NEW YORK, NY
New York City Mayor Eric Ad-
ams, NYC Health + Hospitals Pres-
ident and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz,
and New York City Department of
Housing Preservation and Develop-
ment (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo
Carrión Jr. have announced the open-
ing of the Woodhull II Residence , a
new, $41.5 million 93-unit apartment
building that contains both support-
ive housing and affordable housing
for NYC Health + Hospitals patients
experiencing homelessness, as well as
housing for low-income seniors and
low-income New Yorkers. Today’s
announcement, once again, builds off
the historic progress the Adams ad-
ministration has made creating new
affordable housing, connecting New
Yorkers to affordable housing, and
keeping New Yorkers in the homes
they already have — all helping to ad-
vance Mayor Adams’ 2025 State of the health conditions, and the prescription population, with Manhattan leading opment Corporation President and
City commitment to make New York is clear: they need stable housing,” the way at 1.7 percent growth. This CEO Andrew Kimball. “We’ve hit a
City the best place to raise a family. said NYC Health + Hospitals Presi- morning, the New York City Depart- record high number of jobs, we’re the
“Today, we are opening the doors dent and CEO Dr. Katz. “Permanent ment of City Planning (DCP) released country’s top destination for young
to a healthier, safer, and more afford- housing makes it easier to manage a new analysis of the census data. To- talent, and storefront vacancies have
able New York City, and handing your blood pressure and diabetes, and day’s announcement is another indi- dropped for five quarters in a row. The
New Yorkers a key to their future at living down the block from the hospi- cator that New York City continues to opportunities and energy of New York
Woodhull Hospital,” said Mayor Ad- tal makes it easier to see your health grow and move in the right direction City are unmatched, and more and
ams. “This investment of over $41 care providers. NYC Health + Hos- under the Adams administration, re- more people want to be a part of it.”
million will provide supportive and pitals is so proud to open this bright, maining the best place to raise a family. “This new data puts a number to
affordable housing to NYC Health new apartment building today on the “The numbers do not lie. Our what we’re feeling: New York City is
+ Hospitals patients experiencing campus of Woodhull Hospital with city’s best days still lie ahead of us,” back and growing again,” said DCP
homelessness, as well as to low-in- our partners at HPD and Comunilife, said Mayor Adams. “Jobs are at their Director Dan Garodnick. “Our city
come seniors and low-income New and we’re committed to building more highest levels in city history, crime is remains a destination for people from
Yorkers. This new housing facility housing on our land as soon as pos- down across the five boroughs, and around the world, and our progress is
is how we make sure we have places sible. Our mission is to care for New people are coming back to the greatest very encouraging.”
for New Yorkers to heal and be cared Yorkers, and today, to so many of our city on the globe. New York City has The new data also includes an up-
for, and provide a path to stability, patients and community members, we emerged from the darkest days of the dated estimate for the year between
lasting community, and common pur- can say welcome home.” pandemic and continues to take leaps July 2022 and July 2023, when the city
pose. Every unit at Woodhull will be Mayor Eric Adams also celebrat- towards a brighter future. Believe the grew by 35,000 people. Overall, after
a place where someone can reclaim ed new census data showing that New hype: New York City is back.” a short-term pandemic-related popu-
their life, renew hope, and allow their York City’s population grew in each of “It’s official: New York City is lation decline, the long-term pattern
New York story to continue. Together, the past two years, and now stands at growing again. Our increasing pop- of population growth has reemerged.
we are going to build more afford- 8,478,000 people. The Vintage 2024 ulation is a testament to this admin- Between July 2023 and July 2024, net
able housing as we make New York Population Estimates, released this istration’s focus on building a strong international migration reached the

City the best place to raise a family.” morning, showed New York City grew economy and taking decisive action on highest levels since at least 2000, while

“Our patients experiencing home- by 87,000 people between July 2023 housing and affordability challenges,” net domestic migration returned to
lessness often struggle with an array of and July 2024. All five boroughs gained said New York City Economic Devel- levels seen in the 2000s and 2010s.
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