Tag: mayor-eric-adams

UFT to ‘review’ changes to city budget after Adams restores some funding for schools

eric adams announcing changes to budget cuts

Jan. 22, 2024 By Megan McGibney

In late December, right before city schools closed for the holiday break, the United Federation of Teachers announced it was filing a lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams, the city, and the New York State Education Department over nearly $2 billion in budget cuts for New York City public schools.

Brooklyn legislators look to reinforce e-bike battery safety after multiple deadly fires

firefighter carrying e-bikes

Dec. 27, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro

In November, a fire caused by a lithium-ion e-bike battery in Crown Heights killed three people and injured 14. Lithium-ion batteries were also to blame for a Bushwick blaze that injured five people in October, and for an inferno that destroyed a Sunset Park storage facility just a few days later.