Guest Perspective News – Caribbean Life

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking to reporters outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

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How Trump’s cuts to SNAP and the City Council’s grocery delivery bill spells trouble for New Yorkers

By Rev. Al Sharpton

New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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Community Op-Ed: Building, preserving, and planning 426,000+ units of housing to make our city more affordable

By Mayor Eric Adams

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer and Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo announce the next 12 subway stations that will receive ADA upgrades during a press conference at the Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College Station on the 2/3/4/5 lines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

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Making public transit more accessible for all New Yorkers

By Janno Lieber

Mayor Eric Adams.

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Community Op-Ed: Delivering universal after-school care for working families

By Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Restoration Plaza on July 28, 2022 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City

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Community Op-Ed: The most pro-housing administration in city’s history

By Mayor Eric Adams

Gov. Kathy Hochul rode the A train in the Rockaways on May 19, 2025.

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Op-Ed | The MTA is finally getting the investment it needs to move forward

By Governor Kathy Hochul

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Restoration Plaza on July 28, 2022 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City

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Community Op-Ed: It takes a city: Bringing New York City one step closer to universal childcare for low-income families

By Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams.

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Community Op-Ed: New York’s safety surge — Historic low shootings, six quarters of declining crime

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Op-Ed | A modern SUNY Downstate for central Brooklyn

By Chancellor John B. King Jr.

Mayor Eric L. Adams addressed a packed audience of women in the Grand Ballroom of Gracie Mansion, last Thursday to honor Women's History Month.

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Community Op-Ed: The best budget ever gets even better: Making New York City more affordable for working-class New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Restoration Plaza on July 28, 2022 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City

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Community Op-Ed: Q-Teams: Addressing quality of life issues across our city

By Mayor Eric Adams

Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries.

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Closing the skills gap to create more jobs in the Caribbean

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Restoration Plaza on July 28, 2022 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City

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Community Op-Ed: The bike stops here: Removing illegal vehicles for a safer New York

By Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams.

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Community Op-Ed: Delivering on safety: Record low shootings and homicides in 2025

By Mayor Eric Adams

We all hold a collective desire to adapt to students’ needs and support their mental health in all areas of their lives. Mental health supports don’t just happen in a counselor’s office.

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Op-ed | Robust mental health programs needed to support a twice-traumatized young generation

By Grace Bodenmann and Emily Haghtalab

New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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Community Op-Ed: ‘We Outside Summer’

By Mayor Eric Adams

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