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AMID RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR TRAFFIC VIOLENCE, BP ADAMS, CM LANDER, AND TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES HOLD TRAFFIC SAFETY ROUNDTABLE	November 22, 2021
MAYOR-ELECT ERIC ADAMS, PUBLIC ADVOCATE JUMAANE WILLIAMS, AND COMPTROLLER-ELECT BRAD LANDER RELEASE JOINT STATEMENT ON RITTENHOUSE VERDICT AND PLANNED PROTESTS	November 20, 2021
BP ADAMS MARKS FINAL THANKSGIVING OF HIS TENURE WITH ‘PLANTSGIVING’ DISTRIBUTION AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	November 19, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON VERDICT IN KYLE RITTENHOUSE TRIAL	November 19, 2021
AMID BIKE BOOM ACROSS FIVE BOROUGHS, BP ADAMS JOINS TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES TO UNVEIL OONEE MINI	November 18, 2021
BP ADAMS JOINS SCIENCE SKILLS HIGH SCHOOL TO UNVEIL NEW RESEARCH AND MEDIA CENTER, HIGHLIGHTING MORE THAN $200 MILLION INVESTED IN BROOKLYN SCHOOLS DURING HIS TENURE	November 17, 2021
ON VETERANS DAY, BP ADAMS AND SENATOR SCHUMER VISIT PATIENTS AND STAFF OF MANHATTAN VA HOSPITAL, THANKING ALL FOR THEIR SERVICE	November 12, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MEETING WITH DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT ABINADER	November 8, 2021, 2021
BP ADAMS, LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS, AND CIVIC GROUPS HAIL NEW FARMSTAND AT SITE OF RECENTLY-SHUTTERED ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKET	October 22, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF COLIN POWELL	October 18, 2021, 2021
AMID RENEWED NATIONAL RECKONING OVER RACE, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR OPEN SPACE AND MEMORIAL AT FLATBUSH AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND	October 12, 2021
AMID SPIKE IN SHOOTINGS TARGETING YOUNG PEOPLE AT NYCHA DEVELOPMENTS, BP ADAMS AMPLIFIES CALL TO COMBAT ROOT CAUSES OF GUN VIOLENCE, CHRONIC DISREPAIR OF PUBLIC HOUSING	October 6, 2021, 2021
BP ADAMS, SUNY DOWNSTATE PILOT FOOD AS MEDICINE INITIATIVE FOR MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS	September 29, 2021
AS NYC CONTENDS WITH RISE IN DELTA VARIANT, BP ADAMS TO JOIN BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER TO ANNOUNCE GENEROUS DONATION OF LIFE-SAVING OXYGEN MACHINES	September 19, 2021
SENATOR ANDREW GOUNARDES AND BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS HAIL NEW POLLING SHOWING STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR A DATA TAX	September 13, 2021
AFTER HORRIFIC CRASH KILLS THREE-MONTH-OLD IN CLINTON HILL, BP ADAMS, TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES, FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS, CALL FOR STREET SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS	September 13, 2021
IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING FLOODING FROM HURRICANE IDA, BP ADAMS JOINS BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND FEMA TO HELP BUSINESSES APPLY FOR RELIEF	September 13, 2021
BP ADAMS MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 WITH FIRST RESPONDERS AND VICTIMS’ FAMILIES AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	September 11, 2021
WITH STUDENTS PREPARING TO RETURN FOR IN-PERSON SCHOOLING, BP ADAMS HOLDS BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION FOR LOCAL BROOKLYNITES	September 8, 2021
BP ADAMS VISITS RIKERS, CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTMENTS AND NEW POLICIES TO ADDRESS CRISIS	September 3, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON IMPACT OF CATASTROPHIC FLOODING FROM HURRICANE IDA	September 2, 2021
COUNCIL MEMBER KEITH POWERS, BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARK LEVINE PROPOSE ZONING CHANGE TO LEGALIZE DANCING ACROSS NEW YORK CITY	August 27, 2021
BP ADAMS FORMALLY RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE CRITICALLY-NEEDED FUNDING FOR TWO NYCHA DEVELOPMENTS AS PART OF GOWANUS REZONING	August 27, 2021
AFTER DRIVER STRIKES AND KILLS SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN DYKER HEIGHTS, BP ADAMS HOLDS VIGIL WITH FAMILY, LOCAL CLERGY, ELECTED LEADERS, AND ADVOCATES	August 27, 2021
IN WAKE OF HACK TARGETING CITY LAW DEPARTMENT, BP ADAMS JOINS CUNY LEADERS TO CALL FOR GREATER INVESTMENTS TO PROMOTE GROWTH OF CYBERSECURITY FIELD IN NYC	August 25, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SWEARING-IN OF KATHY HOCHUL AS NEW YORK GOVERNOR	August 24, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION OF PREDATORY HOUSING SCAM CASE THAT RESTORED HOMEOWNERSHIP TO LONGTIME BEDFORD-STUYVESANT HOMEOWNER	August 19, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON BROOKLYN’S POPULATION INCREASE IN 2020 CENSUS	August 12, 2021
AS NYC CONTINUES TO FIGHT DELTA VARIANT, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH NYC TEST & TRACE CORPS TO BRING MOBILE VACCINE VAN TO BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	August 9, 2021
QBP RICHARDS, BROOKLYN BP ADAMS JOIN HEALTH LEADERS, LOCAL OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE NEW AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN LOW-VACCINATED AREAS, ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS IN FAR ROCKAWAY TO GET VACCINATED	August 5, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF AFL-CIO PRESIDENT RICHARD TRUMKA	August 5, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT 300 NYPD OFFICERS HAVE BEEN REDEPLOYED TO CRIME HOT SPOTS	July 28, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MEETING WITH NEW YORK CITY’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION	July 28, 2021
BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS WELCOMES BROOKLYNITES BACK TO ANNUAL SUMMER WEDNESDAYS SERIES ON BOROUGH HALL PLAZA	July 23, 2021
GILLIBRAND, JOINED BY BROOKLYN BP ERIC ADAMS, ANNOUNCES FEDERAL GUN TRAFFICKING LEGISLATION	July 19, 2021
BP ADAMS JOINS FAMILY OF IDA B. WELLS TO UNVEIL NEW PORTRAIT IN BOROUGH HALL HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS ICON	July 16, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PROPOSED CITYWIDE HOTEL SPECIAL PERMIT	July 13, 2021
BP ADAMS’ STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN	July 12, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON FY22 ADOPTED CITY BUDGET	June 30, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON TIMES SQUARE SHOOTING	June 27, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CALL FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO VANDALISM OF GEORGE FLOYD STATUES IN BROOKLYN AND NEWARK	June 25, 2021
BP ADAMS, CM LANDER JOIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF LEGENDARY JOURNALIST PETE HAMILL UNVEIL NEW PETE HAMILL WAY IN PARK SLOPE	June 24, 2021
BP ADAMS PARTNERS WITH SUNY DOWNSTATE TO UNVEIL NEW ‘FOOD AS MEDICINE INITIATIVE’ TO ENHANCE NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS	May 26, 2021
TO MARK EARTH WEEK, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR SHORE POWER AT BROOKLYN CRUISE TERMINAL	April 23, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MTA’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF CAMERA EXPANSION IN SUBWAYS	April 22, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CONVICTION OF OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN	April 20, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ATTACK ON NYPD OFFICERS INVOLVING A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL IN BROOKLYN	April 18, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON DOE’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUMMER RISING PROGRAM	April 13, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF FY22 STATE BUDGET	April 8, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SIGNING OF MARIJUANA REGULATION AND TAXATION ACT	March 31, 2021
AS MTA RIDERSHIP INCREASES, CM RODRIGUEZ AND BP ADAMS STAND WITH TWU WORKERS TO CALL FOR RESTORATION OF FULL C & F TRAIN SERVICES	March 23, 2021
TO COMBAT HOMELESS CRISIS, BP ADAMS PUSHES CITY TO IMMEDIATELY FILL EMPTY AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS WITH NEW ACTION PLAN	March 22, 2021
IN RESPONSE TO ATLANTA SHOOTINGS AND RISE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES, BP ADAMS JOINS ELECTED OFFICIALS, CLERGY LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR RALLY AGAINST HATE	March 22, 2021
AMID CONCERNS ABOUT POLITICIZING OF VACCINE ALLOCATION, BP ADAMS, COUNCIL BLAC HAIL PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION CALLING FOR FAIR, EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION	March 19, 2021
AMID CHALLENGING CLIMATE FOR BROOKLYN BUSINESSES, BP ADAMS UNVEILS NEW ULURP RECOMMENDATION FOR ACME SMOKED FISH SITE, ADVANCING MIXED MANUFACTURING USES WITH EMPHASIS ON LOCAL HIRING	March 18, 2021
IN RESPONSE TO ATLANTA-AREA MASSACRE AND ESCALATING HATE CRIME CRISIS, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF HIS “OPERATION SAFE SHOPPER” INITIATIVE TO PROTECT AT-RISK SMALL BUSINESSES IN ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES	March 17, 2021
AMID PERIOD OF FINANCIAL STRESS FOR BROOKLYNITES, BP ADAMS AMPLIFIES ULURP RECOMMENDATION URGING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS LIVING IN FLOOD ZONES	March 16, 2021
AS NYC MARKS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS HOLDS REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY MOURNING 30,000+ LIVES LOST, UNVEILS NEW ‘ARRIVALS + DEPARTURES’ ART INSTALLATION WITH BAM COMMEMORATING PASSAGE OF LIFE	March 15, 2021
BP ADAMS JOINS BROOKLYN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THOSE LOST TO COVID-19 TO MARK ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PANDEMIC IN NYC	March 12, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF REOPENING OF HIGH SCHOOLS AND PSAL SPORTS	March 8, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SURGE IN ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES IN NEW YORK CITY	February 27, 2021
BP ADAMS REVEALS NEW AGRARIAN ECONOMY REPORT WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM NYU STERN AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW EXPANDING URBAN AGRICULTURE IN NYC WILL AID NYC’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND PROMOTE PREVENTATIVE HEALTH	February 22, 2021
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ADVANCES LEGISLATION FROM BP ADAMS AND CM MILLER TO CREATE VACCINATION EQUITY AND IMPROVE COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT, SPONSORED BY MAJORITY OF COUNCIL MEMBERS	February 17, 2021
AFTER TRAGIC SERIES OF STABBINGS HIGHLIGHTS SURGE IN SUBWAY VIOLENCE, BP ADAMS DEMANDS REFORMS THAT ENSURE GREATER MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATION	February 15, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SERIES OF SUBWAY STABBINGS LAST NIGHT	February 13, 2021
AS NYC RESTAURANTS PREPARE TO REOPEN FOR INDOOR DINING THIS WEEKEND, BP ADAMS, ELECTED LEADERS JOIN RESTAURANT OWNERS AND WORKERS TO DEMAND CLEAR TIMELINE FOR HIGHER CAPACITY LIMITS, EXTENDED HOURS	February 11, 2021
BP ADAMS, CM LANDER, AND CM CORNEGY ANNOUNCE RECENTLY-PASSED STREET CO-NAMINGS HONORING NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST PETE HAMILL AND SLAIN BLACK TEENAGER YUSUF HAWKINS	February 3, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON OFFICIAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF 227 DUFFIELD STREET	February 2, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY’S RELEASE OF INITIAL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION	January 31, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON NEW NYPD REFORM TO GIVE COMMUNITIES DIRECT ROLE IN SELECTION OF PRECINCT COMMANDERS	January 28, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON NYCERS VOTE TO DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS	January 25, 2021
AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO FIND OUT RACIAL BREAKDOWN OF THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED VACCINE IN NYC, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (FOIL) REQUEST WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY NORMAN SIEGEL TO GET DATA ON RACE AND ETHNICITY OF VACCINE RECIPIENTS	January 25, 2021
STATEMENT BY PUBLIC ADVOCATE JUMAANE WILLIAMS AND BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS ON DOJ’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION INTO ATTEMPTED COUP LAST WEEK	January 15, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON HOUSE VOTE TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAIN	January 13, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON OPPOSITION TO FCRC VOTE ON RENEWING VERIZON’S CITYWIDE FRANCHISE	January 13, 2021
TO ENSURE EQUITABLE RACIAL DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINE, BP ADAMS AND BLAC CO-CHAIR CM MILLER DEMAND CREATION OF REAL-TIME RACIAL DATA VACCINATION REPORTING SYSTEM	January 11, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON START OF PHASE 1B COVID-19 VACCINATIONS	January 8, 2021
IN MIDST OF NEW PHASE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES DONATIONS OF MORE THAN 600,000 PIECES OF PPE FOR BROOKLYNITES LAST YEAR ALONE	January 8, 2021
AFTER ATTEMPTED COUP BY TRUMP-SUPPORTING MOB, BP ADAMS CALLS FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE RESPONSE BY CAPITOL POLICE, HIGHLIGHTS DOUBLE STANDARD BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT’S TREATMENT OF INSURRECTIONISTS AND BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS	January 8, 2021
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ABNER LOUIMA’S RESPONSE TO EARLY PRISON RELEASE FOR NYPD OFFICER WHO SODOMIZED HIM IN 1997	January 5, 2021
BP ADAMS RELEASES TESTIMONY SLAMMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S ATTEMPTS TO QUIETLY RAM THROUGH NEW RULE RELAXING NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS ON SCHOOL MEALS	January 4, 2021
AMID SLOW CITYWIDE ROLLOUT OF COVID-19 VACCINE, BP ADAMS CALLS ON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY AND INSTITUTE THREE-LEVEL, COLOR-CODED, TRANSPARENT DEPLOYMENT PLAN	January 3, 2021

2020

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November 2020

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AMID SHIFT TO VIRTUAL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, BP ADAMS ENCOURAGES ALL BROOKLYNITES TO APPLY TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY BOARDS	December 29, 2020
FOLLOWING KILLING OF 16-YEAR-OLD OUTSIDE BODEGA IN THE BRONX AND RASH OF MURDERS INVOLVING YOUNG MEN OF COLOR, BP ADAMS JOINS COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON TO CALL FOR ACTIONS TO COMBAT CRISIS OF CITYWIDE SURGE IN GUN VIOLENCE	December 27, 2020
AMID UNPRECEDENTED HOLIDAY SEASON, BP ADAMS JOINS THE SALVATION ARMY GREATER NEW YORK DIVISION TO DISTRIBUTE TOYS TO NYCHA FAMILIES IN BROWNSVILLE	December 24, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO NEW CONTAGIOUS MUTATION OF COVID-19 IN UNITED KINGDOM, BP ADAMS TO CALL FOR STRICTER TRAVEL AND QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS ON ALL INCOMING UK TRAVELERS TO NEW YORK CITY	December 22, 2020
AS NATION BEGINS COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT, BP ADAMS CO-HOSTS VIRTUAL TOWN HALL WITH PUBLIC HEALTH, CLERGY, AND CIVIC LEADERS TO EDUCATE NEW YORKERS	December 22, 2020
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: BP ADAMS, CM KALLOS RELEASE NEW REPORT LAYING OUT PATH TO UNIVERSAL INTERNET ACCESS IN NYC	December 21, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON DOI INVESTIGATION INTO NYPD RESPONSE TO GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS	December 18, 2020
FOLLOWING BOMBSHELL REPORT SHOWING BLATANT RACISM AT HIGHEST LEVELS OF NYPD, BP ADAMS DELIVERS TESTIMONY TO CITY COUNCIL URGING SYSTEMIC REFORM	December 16, 2020
AMID UNPRECEDENTED YEAR, BP ADAMS RINGS IN HOLIDAYS WITH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL, INCLUDING PAJAMA AND BOOK DISTRIBUTION FOR CHILDREN IN SHELTERS	December 14, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLAN	December 11, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON BEGINNING OF HANUKKAH	December 10, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON REPORT OF POSSIBLE GOLDMAN SACHS MOVE OUT OF NEW YORK CITY	December 8, 2020
AFTER CITY AND STATE FAILURES TO ADDRESS RACIALLY DISPARATE IMPACTS OF COVID-19, BP ADAMS, CM CORNEGY DEMAND GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN IMPENDING VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AND EDUCATION	December 7, 2020
WITH MTA FACING DEEP BUDGET HOLE, BP ADAMS TESTIFIES IN OPPOSITION TO FARE HIKES, URGES ALTERNATIVES TO PREVENT FURTHER FINANCIAL STRAIN FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS	December 3, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY HALL’S OPPOSITION TO NORTH BROOKLYN PIPELINE	December 3, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON WORLD AIDS DAY	December 1, 2020

October 2020

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BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PLAN TO REOPEN SCHOOLS	November 29, 2020
TO BOOST LOCAL SHOPPING DURING COVID-19 CRISIS, BP ADAMS, BUSINESS LEADERS CALL FOR LOCAL “SALES TAX HOLIDAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS” ON BLACK FRIDAY	November 27, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF FORMER MAYOR DAVID DINKINS	November 24, 2020
AMID UNPRECEDENTED THANKSGIVING SEASON, BP ADAMS HOSTS SOCIALLY DISTANCED “PLANTSGIVING” DISTRIBUTION	November 20, 2020
AFTER MTA LAYS OUT DIRE BUDGETARY SITUATION, BP ADAMS RELEASES LETTER TO MAJORITY LEADER MCCONNELL AND SPEAKER PELOSI URGENTLY DEMANDING FEDERAL FUNDING TO AVERT SERVICE CUTBACKS	November 19, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON NYC SCHOOL CLOSURES	November 18, 2020
BP ADAMS, BROOKLYN COMMUNITY SERVICES UNVEIL BROOKLYN’S FIRST SHOWER BUS SERVING BOROUGH’S HOMELESS POPULATION	November 17, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON POTENTIAL SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO RISING COVID-19 CASES	November 12, 2020
BP ADAMS HONORS BROOKLYN COVID HEROES AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL, INCLUDING DR. ANTHONY FAUCI	November 11, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS	November 7, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ONGOING ELECTION COUNT	November 4, 2020
BP ADAMS REMOVES GRAFFITI FROM PRIVATE BUSINESS ALONG ATLANTIC AVENUE, CALLS ON CITY TO ADDRESS MAJOR UPTICK OF VANDALISM THROUGHOUT FIVE BOROUGHS	November 2, 2020

September 2020

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BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF ARCHIE SPIGNER	October 30, 2020
WITH SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS UNDER RENEWED FEDERAL THREAT, BP ADAMS DELIVERS CITY COUNCIL TESTIMONY URGING PASSAGE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AT HIS REQUEST RELATING TO SAFE LACTATION FACILITIES AND ENDING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND CUTTING	October 29, 2020
BP ADAMS FEATURED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA FOR ROBIN ROBERTS’ “THRIVER THURSDAY” SERIES, SPOTLIGHTING HIS CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND HEALTH JOURNEY	October 29, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON BOE’S DECISION TO EXTEND EARLY VOTING HOURS	October 27, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF AMY CONEY BARRETT TO SUPREME COURT	October 26, 2020
FOLLOWING SEVERAL REPORTS OF LARGE TURNOUTS DURING FIRST WEEKEND OF EARLY VOTING FOR 2020 ELECTION IN NYC, BP ADAMS CALLS FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE CASTING BALLOT EARLY EASIER FOR NEW YORKERS	October 26, 2020
AFTER FEDERAL MONITOR REVEALS 9,000 APARTMENTS IN NYCHA WHERE CHILDREN MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO LEAD PAINT, BP ADAMS JOINS FAMILY DIRECTLY IMPACTED AT VAN DYKE HOUSES TO DEMAND GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE FOR TENANTS	October 25, 2020
AMID GROWING CRISIS OF ISOLATION AMONG SENIORS DURING COVID-19, BP ADAMS, ELECTED LEADERS, SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE PROVIDERS CALL FOR STATEWIDE INVESTIGATION INTO INSURANCE AGENCIES’ FAILURE TO PROPERLY REIMBURSE SADC PROVIDERS	October 23, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON DISCOVERY OF EXPANDED LEAD PAINT EXPOSURE CRISIS AT NYCHA	October 22, 2020
BP ADAMS RELEASES TESTIMONY TO CITY COUNCIL LAYING OUT PROPOSALS ON HOW TO IMPROVE PARKS EQUITY AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC	October 22, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY HALL’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FAILURES IN COMMUNICATING COVID-19 SAFETY MESSAGES IN NON-ENGLISH DOMINANT COMMUNITIES	October 20, 2020
AFTER STARTLING REVELATIONS AT RECENT CITY COUNCIL HEARING, BP ADAMS JOINS PARENTS AND STUDENTS DIRECTLY IMPACTED TO DEMAND ACTION ON BEHALF OF 77,000 YOUNG SCHOLARS DENIED ACCESS TO EDUCATION, INCLUDING THOSE IN SHELTERS AND TEMPORARY HOUSING	October 18, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF FORMER FIRST LADY JOYCE DINKINS	October 12, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME’S WINNING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE	October 10, 2020
BP ADAMS PROMOTES ULURP RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADVANCE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AT INNOVATIVE MIXED-USE MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT IN BROWNSVILLE	October 8, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF FORMER STATE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOE BRUNO	October 7, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO MOUNTING TRASH COMPLAINTS ACROSS BROOKLYN, BP ADAMS JOINS LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO LAUNCH SERIES OF CORRIDOR CLEANUPS IN BUSHWICK, CALL FOR OVERHAUL OF DSNY’S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMID BUDGET CUTS	October 5, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY HALL’S PROPOSAL TO CLOSE SCHOOLS AND NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES IN SELECT ZIP CODES	October 4, 2020

August 2020

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CLOSING OUT AFRICAN IMMIGRANT HERITAGE MONTH, BP ADAMS HOLDS FIRST-EVER COMMEMORATION AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL WITH SOCIALLY-DISTANCED CULTURAL CELEBRATION	October 1, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ABSENTEE BALLOT MAILING ERRORS IN BROOKLYN	September 29, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT NYC’S OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM WILL BE MADE PERMANENT	September 25, 2020
IN MIDST OF COVID-19 CRISIS, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES NEW REPORT WITH HARVARD FOOD LAW AND POLICY CLINIC HIGHLIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS	September 24, 2020
BP ADAMS HONORS ‘COVID-19 HEROES’ WHO REFLECT DIVERSITY OF BROOKLYN, INCLUDING 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO USED OWN MONEY TO PACK LUNCHES FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AND BROADWAY STAR WHO COORDINATED OUT-OF-WORK COSTUME DESIGNERS TO MANUFACTURE PPE	September 24, 2020
AS CITY AGENCIES ADJUST TO NEW NORMAL DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS LAUNCHES NEW APPOINTMENT PORTAL FOR IN-PERSON VISITS TO TOPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU IN BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	September 23, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENT THAT BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL BUILDING WILL BE RE-NAMED AFTER U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG	September 22, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG	September 18, 2020
WITH 2020 CENSUS COUNT DEADLINE AROUND THE CORNER, BP ADAMS AND THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE BROOKLYN COUNT	September 18, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON BEGINNING OF ROSH HASHANAH	September 18, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON COMMEMORATION OF 19TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 TERROR ATTACK	September 11, 2020

July 2020

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BP ADAMS, STATE SENATOR FELDER, AM EICHENSTEIN, CM YEGER CALL ON DSNY TO WITHDRAW SUMMONSES ISSUED TO HOMEOWNERS AT HEIGHT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC	August 18, 2020
AS CONVERSATION ABOUT RACIAL JUSTICE EXTENDS BEYOND POLICING, NEXT100, BP ADAMS, ELECTED OFFICIALS UNVEIL NEW BROOKLYN MURAL CALLING TO #ENDPERPETUALPUNISHMENT THAT DEEPENS INEQUITIES	August 17, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SUMMER SURGE IN GUN VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT CITY	August 16, 2020
AMID RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT AND ONGOING THREAT OF RECESSION, BP ADAMS PARTNERS WITH Y & N – GREE COMMERCIAL USA TO BRING VIRTUAL HVAC TRAINING TO NEW YORKERS	August 16, 2020
BLOOD DRIVE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS, ASSEMBLY MEMBER SIMON, AND NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER COULD SAVE MORE THAN 600 LIVES	August 13, 2020
AS SCHOOLS PREPARE TO REOPEN, BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SEOUL BUSINESS AGENCY, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE TO PROVIDE BROOKLYNITES WITH PPE AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS TO ASSIST STUDENTS	August 12, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY HALL’S THREAT OF MAJOR MUNICIPAL LAYOFFS	August 12, 2020
AS HOMEOWNERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE FROM DEVASTATION OF TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS, BP ADAMS AND CM BRANNAN TO STAND IN FRONT OF DOWNED TREE TO DEMAND REFORMS INCLUDING BURYING POWER LINES AND LOOSENING REGULATIONS AROUND TREE MAINTENANCE	August 11, 2020
TO PROMOTE HEALTHIER GREENSPACES THROUGHOUT NYC, BP ADAMS, THE GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY RELEASE NEW PSA ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LAWN-MOWING	August 10, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON US CENSUS BUREAU DECISION TO CUT SHORT ITS 2020 COUNT	August 6, 2020

June 2020

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BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT	July 26, 2020
AS PART OF HIS REAL RECOVERY NYC PLAN, BP ADAMS AMPLIFIES COVID-19 HEROES’ EITC SUPPLEMENT PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO FRONTLINE WORKERS	July 20, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF 2020-2025 DIETARY GUIDELINES ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT	July 16, 2020
AS NYC STUDENTS GEAR UP TO RETURN TO SCHOOL THIS FALL AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS, PBP UNVEIL RESULTS OF LATEST PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROJECT IN BROOKLYN CAMPUSES	July 15, 2020
BP ADAMS SUBMITS TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF FORMER HOUSE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BEING DESIGNATED AN HISTORIC LANDMARK	July 14, 2020
“BLACK LIVES MATTER ALSO MEANS ENDING GUN VIOLENCE:” BP ADAMS RELEASES NEW VIDEO AFFIRMING BLACK LIVES MATTER, WHETHER THE PERPETRATOR WEARS A BLUE UNIFORM OR BLUE JEANS	July 12, 2020
AFTER DRASTIC CUTS TO SENIOR SERVICE PROGRAMMING IN NEW YORK CITY’S FY21 BUDGET, WITH NO WARNING TO RELEVANT PARTIES, ALL FIVE BOROUGH PRESIDENTS DEMAND RESTORATION OF CRITICAL DFTA DISCRETIONARY FUNDING	July 7, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MANHATTAN DA’S DECISION TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST AMY COOPER	July 6, 2020
BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS DECLARES BLACK BUSINESSES MATTER, CALLS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE PATTERN OF RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY ENFORCEMENT AGAINST BLACK AND BROWN BUSINESSES	July 3, 2020

May 2020

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BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON FY21 BUDGET AGREEMENT	June 30, 2020
BP ADAMS RELEASES “REAL RECOVERY NYC” PLAN TO ENSURE FAIR, EQUITABLE RECOVERY AND REFORM AFTER COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND MASS PROTESTS GRIP FIVE BOROUGHS	June 23, 2020
AS 311 COMPLAINTS ABOUT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS SKYROCKET, BP ADAMS JOINS CM CORNEGY DEMANDING CITY USE COMBINATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BROOKLYNITES’ QUALITY-OF-LIFE CONCERNS	June 21, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT JUNETEENTH WILL BE A CITY HOLIDAY AND THAT JORALEMON STREET WILL BE PAINTED WITH A BLACK LIVES MATTER MURAL	June 19, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S OUTDOOR DINING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PHASE TWO REOPENING	June 18, 2020
AS NYC YOUTH FACE SUMMER OF UNCERTAINTY, BP ADAMS UNVEILS RESULTS OF HACKATHON ENVISIONING ALTERNATIVES TO SYEP WITH PARTICIPATING BROOKLYN SCHOOLS	June 16, 2020
BP ADAMS DISTRIBUTES FRESH PRODUCE AND PPE WITH UNITED FOR BROWNSVILLE AND BRIGHTER BITES	June 12, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY HALL’S FAIR RESTAURANT RECOVERY PROGRAM	June 11, 2020
AS DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE TO ROIL NYC IN WAKE OF GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER, BP ADAMS RELEASES VIDEO ADDRESSING HOW NYPD AND CIVILIANS CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PEACEFUL PROTESTS	June 9, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON STREET VENDING ENFORCEMENT REFORM	June 9, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON JAY STREET BUSWAY	June 8, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO RECENT INSTANCES OF POLICE MISCONDUCT, BP ADAMS JOINS BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARDS AND PRECINCT COUNCILS TO DEMAND MAYOR CREATE CIVILIAN REVIEW PANELS TO APPROVE AND VETO LOCAL NYPD PRECINCT COMMANDER CANDIDATES	June 8, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON REPORTS OF DELAYS IN BUS SERVICE YESTERDAY DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR IN BEDFORD-STUYVESANT	June 7, 2020
AS NYC YOUTH FACE SUMMER OF UNCERTAINTY, BP ADAMS HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERSHIP EMPLOYING LOCAL YOUTH TO MANUFACTURE MEDICAL GOWNS AT BROOKLYN NAVY YARD	June 5, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENT OF GOVERNOR CUOMO’S “SAY THEIR NAME” REFORM AGENDA	June 5, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ONGOING CITYWIDE UNREST	June 4, 2020

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BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON BROOKLYN PROTESTS OVER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD	May 30, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON THE BEGINNING OF SHAVUOT	May 28, 2020
BP ADAMS PARTNERS WITH DWANA SMALLWOOD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL DANCE LESSONS TO BROOKLYNITES OF ALL AGES	May 26, 2020
TO ADDRESS PSYCHOLOGICAL TOLL OF FIGHTING COVID-19 AND HONOR OUR VETS, BP ADAMS JOINS FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS FOR A GUIDED MEDITATION ON CONEY ISLAND BEACH	May 25, 2020
AS NEW YORKERS PREPARE FOR MEMORIAL DAY INDOORS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS AND CM TREYGER UNVEIL A PLAN TO ALLOW NEW YORKERS TO ACCESS BEACHES SAFELY FOR SUMMER	May 22, 2020
AS RESTAURANTS SUFFER FROM COVID-19, BP ADAMS CALLS ON MAYOR DE BLASIO TO ISSUE EXECUTIVE ORDER OPENING CURBSIDE SPACE FOR RESTAURANT SEATING AND ANNOUNCES WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS A CO-APPLICANT FOR SIDEWALK CAFÉ LICENSES, POTENTIALLY SAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES	May 22, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CURE VIOLENCE GROUPS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY WILL BE ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL DISTANCING	May 22, 2020
AS CONCERNS FROM NYC RESIDENTS MOUNT ABOUT NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FOOD BEING DISTRIBUTED BY CITY, BP ADAMS, CM KALLOS, DOCTORS OF COLOR ANNOUNCE NEW LEGISLATION STRENGTHENING NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR MEALS SERVED TO MOST VULNERABLE NEW YORKERS	May 20, 2020
AS GROWING NUMBER OF CASES OF MYSTERIOUS CONDITION LINKED TO CORONAVIRUS DETECTED IN CHILDREN THROUGHOUT NY, BP ADAMS JOINS DOCTORS AND LAWMAKERS TO URGE NYC DOE TO EDUCATE PARENTS ON SAFETY TIPS THROUGH REMOTE LEARNING PORTALS	May 17, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGES TO NYPD ENFORCEMENT POLICIES ON SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE COVERINGS	May 15, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY COUNCIL’S PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION PROTECTING LOCAL RESTAURANTS FROM CRIPPLING THIRD-PARTY DELIVERY FEES	May 13, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON UNVEILING OF HEROES ACT IN CONGRESS	May 13, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON COMMISSIONER SHEA’S REMARKS ON NYPD ENFORCEMENT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING	May 13, 2020
AS COVID-19 FRAYS SOCIAL FABRIC, LEADING TO RISE IN BIAS INCIDENTS, BOROUGH PRESIDENT ADAMS HOLDS INAUGURAL VIRTUAL ‘BREAKING BREAD, BUILDING BONDS’ DINNER WITH DIVERSE ARRAY OF NEW YORKERS	May 9, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON BROOKLYN DAY OF PRAYER	May 7, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CUOMO’S NEW ORDER ALLOWING RENTERS TO APPLY THEIR SECURITY DEPOSITS TOWARD NEXT MONTH’S RENT	May 7, 2020
BP ADAMS JOINS 44 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO RELEASE PSA HIGHLIGHTING HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM COVID-19	May 7, 2020
“THIS IS A MOMENT OF RE-CULTURING:” BP ADAMS RELEASES VIDEO CALLING FOR NYPD TO GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING ENFORCEMENT	May 6, 2020
FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIES AROUND ENFORCEMENT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, BP ADAMS CALLS FOR NYPD TO TAKE LESS OF AN ENFORCEMENT ROLE WITH MORE PARTICIPATION BY COMMUNITY GROUPS	May 4, 2020
AS CITY’S “DEATH CARE SYSTEM” BECOMES OVERWHELMED BY DEATH TOLL FROM COVID-19, BP ADAMS CONVENES BEREAVEMENT TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ENSURE DIGNIFIED, RESPECTFUL HANDLING OF DECEDENTS	May 4, 2020

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WITH FOOD INSECURITY PLAGUING COMMUNITIES DURING RAMADAN, BP ADAMS TO PARTNER WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITY GROUPS TO KICK OFF MOBILE RAMADAN BREAK THE FAST INITIATIVE	April 29, 2020
BP ADAMS CALLS ON CITY TO CREATE ‘HERO GRANTS’ FOR RESTAURANTS DONATING MEALS TO ESSENTIAL AND FRONTLINE WORKERS	April 28, 2020
BP ADAMS, COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION CHAIR RODRIGUEZ CALL FOR FREE FARES FOR ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES FOR DURATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC	April 27, 2020
OUTRAGED OVER INDECENT TREATMENT OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED FROM COVID-19, BP ADAMS DEMANDS REFORMS IN HANDLING OF BODIES AND BURIAL PROCESSES	April 26, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO RACIAL DISPARITIES IN COVID-19 DATA AND LACK OF RESOURCES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, BP ADAMS, CM CORNEGY DISTRIBUTE PPE TO BED-STUY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS, CALL FOR MORE DIVERSITY ON ALL COVID-19 RECOVERY TASK FORCES	April 25, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON LAWSUITS BROUGHT BY NYSNA AND COBA AGAINST CITY ALLEGING LACK OF PROTECTION FOR THEIR MEMBERS	April 24, 2020
BP ADAMS JOINS CM AMPRY-SAMUEL, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AND CURE VIOLENCE GROUPS TO DISTRIBUTE MASKS AND ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN AREA WITH HIGH COVID-19 INFECTION RATE	April 24, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON MAYOR DE BLASIO’S AND GOVERNOR CUOMO’S RECENT COMMITMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR NYCHA RESIDENTS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC	April 22, 2020
BP ADAMS DELIVERS 200 PLANT-BASED MEALS WITH GREEDI KITCHEN AT WOODHULL HOSPITAL	April 21, 2020
AS FACE COVERINGS BECOME MANDATED STATEWIDE, BP ADAMS DISTRIBUTES MASKS TO TRANSIT RIDERS AT BOROUGH HALL STATION, CALLS ON CITY TO PROVIDE FREE FACE COVERINGS FOR ALL NEW YORKERS UPON REQUEST	April 20, 2020
AFTER PROPOSALS TO CANCEL SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND CLOSE PUBLIC POOLS DUE TO BUDGET SHORTFALLS FROM COVID-19, BP ADAMS, PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS, AND CURE VIOLENCE LEADERS FROM ALL FIVE BOROUGHS TO URGE CITY HALL TO CREATE COMPREHENSIVE SUMMER YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PLAN TO PREVENT SPIKE IN VIOLENT CRIME	April 19, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO STATEWIDE ORDER MANDATING FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC, BP ADAMS SPOTLIGHTS LOCAL MANUFACTURERS SEEKING TO EXPAND CITY’S MASK SUPPLY AND CALLS FOR NEW SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS TO BOOST PRODUCTION	April 16, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF TRAILBLAZING ENTREPRENEUR AND MAGAZINE PUBLISHER EARL G. GRAVES, SR.	April 9, 2020
BP ADAMS AND DBP LEWIS-MARTIN JOINT STATEMENT ON PASSING OF CACCI PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER DR. ROY HASTICK	April 9, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSOVER	April 8, 2020
BP ADAMS JOINS 51 DOCTORS TO RELEASE PSA EXPLAINING THINGS EVERYDAY NEW YORKERS CAN DO TO FIGHT COVID-19	April 7, 2020
AS CITY FORECASTS BUDGET TURMOIL FROM COVID-19, BP ADAMS, STATE SENATOR BENJAMIN, AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARROLL CALL ON GOVERNOR CUOMO TO ACTIVATE RAINY DAY FUND	April 6, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON THE FY21 STATE BUDGET	April 5, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO DEARTH OF ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS PARTNERS WITH DIVERSE COALITION TO URGE CITY TO BROADEN COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO REFLECT DIVERSITY OF NYC	April 5, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE WELLBEING OF FRONT-LINE WORKERS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BP ADAMS CALLS FOR PRIORITIZED CHECKOUT AT GROCERY STORES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS	April 4, 2020
ON CENSUS DAY, BP ADAMS EMPHASIZES NEED TO #MAKEBROOKLYNCOUNT AMID EARLY LOW RESPONSE RATE AND ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC	April 1, 2020

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BP ADAMS, NYSERDA LAUNCH HEAT COOL SMART BROOKLYN, NEW CLEAN HEATING AND COOLING COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN	March 30, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON COVID-19 FATALITIES IN FDNY, NYPD, AND BROOKLYN’S FAITH COMMUNITY	March 29, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF REVEREND ISAAC GRAHAM DUE TO COVID-19	March 27, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PASSING OF NYPD CUSTODIAL ASSISTANT DENNIS DICKSON	March 26, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON FIRST CONFIRMED DEATH OF MTA EMPLOYEE DUE TO COVID-19	March 26, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SELECTION OF BROOKLYN CRUISE TERMINAL AS TEMPORARY HOSPITAL SITE FOR COVID-19 TREATMENT	March 26, 2020
FOLLOWING TRAGIC DEATH OF BELOVED BROOKLYN PRINCIPAL DEZ-ANN ROMAIN, BP ADAMS HOSTS CANDLELIGHT VIGIL ON ZOOM WITH CHANCELLOR CARRANZA, PRINCIPALS UNION, FRIENDS, AND RELATIVES TO HONOR HER MEMORY	March 26, 2020
BP ADAMS CALLS ON MAYOR DE BLASIO TO EXTEND QUARTERLY PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE	March 26, 2020
AS LOCAL RESTAURANTS STEP UP IN TIME OF NEED, BP ADAMS, SHOREFRONT COALITION, PAKISTANI AMERICAN YOUTH SOCIETY JOIN LOCAL FOOD SERVICE WORKERS IN PREPARING 1,500 MEALS FOR CITY’S FIRST RESPONDERS	March 25, 2020
FRESH DIRECT PARTNERS WITH ALL FIVE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGH PRESIDENTS TO ROLL OUT “OPERATION 5-BOROUGH FOOD DRIVE” CITYWIDE INITIATIVE	March 24, 2020
RENT RELIEF NOW: BPs ADAMS AND BREWER, CMs CORNEGY AND POWERS, TECH LEADER RELEASE PLAN FOR $8B LOCKED UP IN CASH SECURITY DEPOSITS TO BE USED FOR NEW YORKERS TO PAY APRIL RENT	March 24, 2020
AS BROOKLYN BUSINESS COMMUNITY REELS FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN STEMMING FROM SPREAD OF COVID-19, BP ADAMS AND BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROMOTE RESOURCES TO HELP BUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT	March 23, 2020
BP ADAMS LAUNCHES ‘FEED FIRST RESPONDERS’ INITIATIVE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS	March 23, 2020
BP ADAMS: NEWLY IDENTIFIED TEMPORARY HOSPITAL SITES SHOULD INCLUDE A SITE IN BROOKLYN, CURRENT EPICENTER OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NY	March 22, 2020
BP ADAMS: MORTGAGE MORATORIUM MUST BE UNIVERSAL AND INCLUDE UTILITY BILLS	March 22, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON AGENCY-WIDE TELECOMMUTING PLAN DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC	March 20, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT CALLING FOR CITY AND STATE TO IMPLEMENT MORATORIUM ON PAYMENT OF RENT AND UTILITIES FOR NYC RESIDENTS	March 20, 2020
AS NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 RISES RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT NYC, BP ADAMS JOINS BROOKLYN HOSPITAL TO PROMOTE TELEMEDICINE COMMAND CENTER FOR PRE-SCREENING POTENTIAL CASES	March 19, 2020
BP ADAMS AND BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT PEERS JOINT STATEMENT ON CALL FOR SUSPENSION OF SALES AND PAYROLL TAX COLLECTION DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC	March 19, 2020
AS NYC RESIDENTS SUFFER FROM LOSS OF SERVICES DUE TO SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS, BP ADAMS UNVEILS NEW ONLINE RESOURCE TO COORDINATE PROVISION-ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO STRUGGLING BROOKLYNITES; LAUNCHES “STAY STRONG BROOKLYN” CAMPAIGN	March 19, 2020
BP ADAMS VIDEO INVITES NEW YORKERS TO JOIN HIM IN MANAGING CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY AND ISOLATION BY ENGAGING TOGETHER THROUGH REMOTE PRACTICE OF GUIDED MEDITATION	March 17, 2020
AS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES CONTEND WITH GROWING NUMBER OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, BP ADAMS JOINS BROOKLYN HOSPITAL IN UNVEILING NEW TENT FACILITY TO PRE-SCREEN POTENTIAL COVID-19 CASES	March 17, 2020
AS CALLS GROW TO CLOSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NYC AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, BP ADAMS JOINS SUSSMAN EDUCATION TO PROVIDE FREE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES FOR ONLINE ACADEMIC CONTINUITY	March 15, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PROPOSED SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CITYWIDE SHUTDOWN AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC	March 15, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF CORONAVIRUS DIAGNOSES IN BROOKLYN STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION	March 14, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY’S FIRST REPORTED DEATH DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC	March 14, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON UPCOMING BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL EVENTS AND SERVICES	March 13, 2020
AS CITY ENCOURAGES REMOTE OPTIONS SUCH AS TELECOMMUTING AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES TO COMBAT SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS, BP ADAMS AND LOCAL DOCTORS CALL FOR EXPANSION OF TELEMEDICINE, MOBILE TESTING CENTERS, AND SOCIAL ADULT DAYCARE TELECONFERENCING	March 12, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON EVICTION MORATORIUM PROPOSAL AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC	March 12, 2020
BP ADAMS CELEBRATES GHANAIAN HERITAGE AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	March 11, 2020
BP ADAMS ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDUSTRY CITY ULURP	March 9, 2020
BP ADAMS HOSTS MEET-AND-GREET WITH NYPD COMMISSIONER SHEA AND FAITH LEADERS TO DISCUSS PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES	March 3, 2020
BP ADAMS ANNOUNCES NEW WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS ALONG UTICA AVENUE CORRIDOR	March 2, 2020

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BP ADAMS ADVANCES RANGE OF 100 PERCENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS ACROSS BROOKLYN, WITH FOCUS ON AFFORDABILITY FOR SENIORS AND FORMERLY HOMELESS NEW YORKERS	February 20, 2020
BP ADAMS INVITES BROOKLYNITES TO HIS SEVENTH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION, HONORING “BLACK HISTORY’S NEXT CHAPTER”	February 19, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON NYSNA RALLY FOR SAFE STAFFING LEGISLATION TODAY	February 15, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO FORMER STATE PROSECUTOR AND HER FAMILY’S BEING ORDERED OFF JETBLUE FLIGHT, BP ADAMS JOINS PLAINTIFF AND LAWYER TO DEMAND AIRLINE INSTITUTE COMPREHENSIVE PROTOCOLS AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND REDRESS FOR HER GRIEVANCES	February 13, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON CITY COUNCIL’S PASSAGE OF RECKLESS DRIVER ACCOUNTABILITY ACT	February 11, 2020
BP ADAMS AND GROW BROOKLYN ANNOUNCE NEW SEASON OF NYC FREE TAX PREP SERVICES AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	February 11, 2020
IN WAKE OF ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS OF NYPD OFFICERS IN 41ST PRECINCT, BP ADAMS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS HOLD SOLIDARITY PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY	February 10, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS OF NYPD OFFICERS WITHIN BRONX’S 41ST PRECINCT	February 9, 2020
BP ADAMS AND HIP HOP IS GREEN ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER BROOKLYN HEALTHY RAP BATTLE	February 7, 2020
AFTER MAN SHOT DURING ICE ARREST IN GRAVESEND, BP ADAMS DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY FROM AGENTS INVOLVED	February 7, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT EXTENSION OF FREE TRANSFER BETWEEN JUNIUS STREET 3 AND LIVONIA AVENUE L, AND CONSTRUCTION OF PHYSICAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN STATIONS	February 7, 2020
FOLLOWING IOWA DEBACLE, BP ADAMS CALLS FOR ROBUST VOTER EDUCATION PROGRAM TO ENSURE RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN HISTORICALLY DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES	February 5, 2020

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BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON PROTESTS TAKING PLACE IN NYC SUBWAYS TODAY AND THIS EVENING	January 31, 2020
AS CONCERNS MOUNT ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN BROOKLYN, BP ADAMS JOINS SENIORS, DOHMH AT LOCAL SUNSET PARK CENTER FOR INFORMATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE	January 29, 2020
BP ADAMS HONORS LATEST “HEROES OF THE MONTH,” INCLUDING ORGANIZATION THAT COORDINATED DELIVERY OF 10,000 POUNDS OF KOSHER FOOD AFTER JERSEY CITY SHOOTING	January 28, 2020
BP ADAMS PARTNERS WITH HEART TO BRING COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM PROMOTING ANIMAL WELFARE TO BROOKLYN SCHOOLS	January 28, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY	January 27, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON NEW REPORT FROM BANK STREET COLLEGE REGARDING TRAINING AND PAY EQUITY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATORS	January 27, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES’ DESIGNATION OF BROWNSVILLE AS NEW BANKING DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT	January 27, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON LAUNCH OF #OURCITYOURVOTE CAMPAIGN	January 23, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON SPEAKER PELOSI’S APPOINTMENT OF CONGRESS MEMBERS JEFFRIES AND NADLER AS PROSECUTORS IN PRESIDENT TRUMP’S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL	January 15, 2020
BP ADAMS STATEMENT ON AG JAMES’ LAUNCH OF INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED INEQUITABLE ENFORCEMENT OF FARE EVASION LAWS	January 13, 2020
#MAKEBROOKLYNCOUNT: BP ADAMS ENCOURAGES ALL BROOKLYNITES TO ATTEND 2020 CENSUS JOB FAIR AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL	January 9, 2020
IN RESPONSE TO HIT-AND-RUN IN CANARSIE, BP ADAMS AND DA GONZALEZ CALL FOR STRONGER LAWS IN ALBANY	January 7, 2020
BP ADAMS ENCOURAGES BROOKLYNITES TO APPLY FOR SEATS ON BROOKLYN’S COMMUNITY BOARDS	January 3, 2020
AFTER EXPLOSIVE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT REVEALS POOR CONDITIONS FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN THE NYPD, BP ADAMS JOINS ATTORNEY, NAMED PLAINTIFFS, AND LAWMAKERS TO DEMAND AUDIT	January 2, 2020

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