New York Note

NYC Council Passes and Introduces Legislation Last Tuesday, the NYC Council convened a Stated meeting, where they passed and introduced multiple pieces of legislation....

City Council Releases Preliminary Budget Response City Council has released their FY24 preliminary budget response. The response outlines $1.3B in investments in housing, workforce...

State Budget Update The New York State budget has not yet been agreed upon, now past the deadline of April 1. Some of the...

Governor Hochul Nominates Commissioner of Health Governor Hochul announced the nomination of Dr. James V. McDonald as Commissioner of the New York State Department...

State Senate and Assembly Release One-House Budgets The New York State Senate and Assembly have released their one-house budgets, in response to Gov. Kathy...

Speaker Adams Delivers State of the City Address Last Wednesday, Speaker Adams delivered her second State of the City address. She focused on “People...

City Council Launches “Welcome NYC” City Council announced a new public/private partnership in support of asylum seekers, “Welcome NYC.” The $2.2 million initiative includes...

Preview of Adams’ Mental Health Agenda Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan previewed details of the Adams administration’s mental health agenda last Wednesday. The agenda consists...

Senate Rejects LaSalle The New York State Senate voted 39-20 against Hon. Hector LaSalle, Governor Hochul’s nominee for Chief Judge. The vote, which was...