Bike helmet giveaway while supplies last ‼️🚴

Join us at the Bellerose Playground for free bike helmets for children and adults in partnership with NYC DOT!

An analysis by NYHousingConference found the proposed NYC Housing budget would finance 30% fewer affordable homes than over the past six years.

The Council is calling for greater investments to create and preserve more affordable housing to confront this crisis.

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Tune in Monday for Day 10 of our FY25 Executive Budget Hearings, featuring testimony from NYC Sanitation and NYC Parks.

📺 Watch live: council.nyc.gov/livestream/

New York City is for everyone.

On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we stand in solidarity with LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers and recommit ourselves to ensuring that NYC remains an inclusive city for all! #IDAHOTB

Thousands of NYC parents were informed yesterday that they didn't receive a 3-K seat, despite the Mayor's pledge that one would be available for every child.

3-K has been a lifeline for working families and must be fully funded in this year's budget.

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Lupus is a top cause of death in Black and Hispanic women under 43. This #LupusAwarenessMonth , we remain committed to addressing health issues that disproportionately impact communities of color and uplifting the need for improvements in diagnosis and treatment.

Despite cuts to early childhood education funding, City Hall has remained adamant that “every child who wants a 3-K or pre-K seat will have one.” Some families say otherwise.

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WATCH: Caucus Member and Housing Chair Council Member Pierina Sanchez breaks down how the Adams Admin can do more to solve NYC's housing crisis.

'We're calling for Mayor Eric Adams to dedicate more funding to build more housing...We want people to be able to stay in, own and preserve their homes.'

“It feels like the mayor lied”

Thousands of families went to bed last night with no idea of how they were going to care for their children.

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🗓 TODAY'S HEARINGS 🗓

Executive Budget Hearings:

9:30AM
Committee on Finance

Committee on Criminal Justice

Committee on Aging

📺 Tune in: council.nyc.gov

Mothers and families joined Carmen De La Rosa in her district for a beautiful Mother's Day celebration and community baby shower, complete with food, gifts, music, and more!

Today, the Council held its Stated Meeting, passing legislation to increase transparency of the PACT program’s impact on public housing residents, require reporting on Sickle Cell Disease among NYC public school students, and more!
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Tune in tomorrow for Day 9 of our FY25 Executive Budget Hearings, featuring testimony from New York City Department of Correction, NYC Probation, and NYC Department for the Aging.

📺 Watch live: council.nyc.gov/livestream/

Yesterday, the Council held the eighth day of our Executive Budget hearings, examining how the Mayor’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget would impact access to early childhood education, and NYC Public Schools and The City University of New York’s ability to provide high-quality education to New Yorkers.