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           VOLUME 30, NO. 6                                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025                                                  25 CENTS


              Mayor Eric Adams’ Community                                     Flushing Asian Lunar Parade
          Op-Ed: Bringing More Jobs to Every                             Celebrates The Year of The Snake
          Borough, Block, And Neighborhood

                 Every day, New Yorkers work hard to build a better future
            for themselves and their families. They want a chance to get
            ahead, to buy a home, pay for college, and save for retire-
            ment. We know that in order to make New York City the best
            place on the globe to raise a family, we need the best jobs
            on the globe. And we need to keep money in the pockets of
            working-class New Yorkers.
                 That is why from day one of this administration, we have
            made it a priority to make sure opportunity reaches every
            borough, block, and neighborhood. We have gone to work
            to deliver for New Yorkers every day, everywhere — and
            our efforts are working. Unemployment is down across all
            demographic groups since we entered office. And in the last
            three years, we have done my favorite thing: break records.
            From a record number of new small businesses, to record
            amounts of affordable housing being created, to record in-
            vestments in minority- and women-owned businesses, our
            economy is booming.
                 Just last week, we announced that we set another record:
            For the eighth time since we took office, this administration   Marching in the Flushing Asian Lunar Parade Celebrating the Year of the Snake is US
            broke the all-time jobs record in our city. New data released   Senator Chuck Schumer, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Parade Grand
            by the New York State Department of Labor shows we have   Marshal Peter Tu and NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, Councilmember Susan Zhuang,
            an all-time high of 4,770,981 total jobs in the five boroughs.   Assemblymember Ed Braunstein, Councilmember Linda Lee, Manhattan Borough
                 While these numbers show the strength of our economy,   President Mark Levine, Councilmember Sandra Ung, US Representative Grace Meng, NYS
            our shared prosperity must continue to hit every zip code.   Comptroller  Tom  DiNapoli,  and  Assemblymember  Nily  Rozic.  Photo  by  Walter  Karling.
            We know that a job is more than a paycheck, it’s the bedrock
            of the American Dream, and a chance to prosper here in the
            greatest city in the world. We are going to keep that dream go-  Governor Hochul Announces More
            ing strong by building a pipeline to ensure our young people
            and disadvantaged communities are on pathways to training
            opportunities and sustainable, full-time jobs. We are closing   Than $100 Million Awarded to Projects
            the gap and bringing jobs directly to the communities still
            facing unemployment.                                     in Communities Committed to Building
                           (Continued on page 2)                                               More Housing


             Flushing Asian Lunar Parade
          Celebrates the Year of the Snake





















                                                                   Governor Kathy Hochul announced new investments of more than $100 million for projects
                                                                   located in certified Pro-Housing Communities, part of a total $123 million allocated as
                                                                   part of the latest round of the State’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
                                                                   Governor  Hochul’s  Pro-Housing  Communities  initiative  allocates  up  to  $650  million
                                                                   each year in discretionary funds for communities that pledge to modestly increase their
                                                                   housing supply; to date, 273 communities across New York have been certified as Pro-
        Marching in Flushing Asian Lunar Parade Celebrating the Year   Housing Communities. This year, Governor Hochul is proposing an additional $110 million
        of the Snake is NYS Senator John Liu. Photo by Walter Karling  in funding to cover infrastructure and planning costs for Pro-Housing Communities.
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