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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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