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Published for the Borough of Queens

VOLUME 30, NO. 3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025 25 CENTS
Council Member Francisco Moya And
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community
Op-Ed: Making New York City The Mayor Adams Revitalize Roosevelt Avenue
Best Place to Raise a Family

Last week in Harlem, the neighborhood where generations of
Black families have flourished, I reported to New Yorkers on the
state of our city and outlined an ambitious agenda to make New
York City the best place to raise a family.
When we came into office three years ago, COVID, crime,
and chaos¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ had thrown New York into uncertainty and
pushed too many families away. I told you then that we would not
just bring our city back; we’d make it better than ever.
That started with keeping families safe. We put thousands of
new officers onto our streets, took nearly 20,000 illegal guns off
them, and launched a $485 million action plan to prevent gun
violence. These efforts have paid off, with murders and shootings
down by double digits since we took office.
We put over $30 billion back into your pockets and delivered
hundreds of millions of dollars in tax relief. Last year alone, we
broke new records for the most jobs and small businesses in city
history and enrolled a record 150,000 young people in our early
childhood education system. We also continued to deliver for our
minority-and-women owned business enterprises, awarding $6.4
billion in contracts.
We shattered affordable housing records two years in a row,
unlocked billions of dollars for public housing, and, after decades
of inaction, passed the most pro-housing zoning proposal in city
history.
The state of our city is strong.
But there’s no denying that New Yorkers are anxious about Council Member Francisco Moya holding a press conference with Mayor Eric Adams. See
their future. Extreme costs are forcing too many families to make story on page 2.
hard choices. I know because I’ve been there.
My mother worked several jobs to raise six kids by herself.
But even though the odds were stacked against us, Dorothy Mae Money In Your Pockets: Governor Hochul

(Continued on page 2) Proposes Sweeping Expansion of The Child Tax
Credit to Deliver Up to $1,000 Per Child
Re-Opening of Bay Terrace Library

At the reopening of the Queens Public Library at Bay Terrace
was QDA Melinda Katz, NYS Senators John Liu and Toby
Ann Stavisky; Assemblyman Edward Braunstein; QBP
Donovan Richards Jr.; NYC Councilwoman Vickie Paladino;
Queens Public Library President & CEO Dennis Walcott and Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a historic expansion of New York’s child tax credit. See
community leaders addressing members of neighborhood. story on page 2.
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