Got Stuff Done: Adams Administration Leaves Behind a Safer, More Affordable City for Working-Class New Yorkers

December 16, 2025

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Mayor Adams Brought Smart, Focused Leadership to "Get Stuff Done" Every Day, Commemorates Historic Record With Time Capsule to Be Opened in 10 Years

Adams Administration Set Records for Fewest Shootings, Most Jobs and Small Businesses in City History

Passed Landmark "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity "Legislation, Delivered Five Neighborhood Plans, and More to Create, Preserve, or Plan Over 433,000 Homes

Rewrote City's Approach to Homelessness and Serious Mental Illness

Saved New Yorkers Over $30 Billion, Eliminated Medical Debt for More Than 500,000 People, Lowered Cost of Child Care, Launched Free "After-School for All"

Overhauled Reading and Mathematics in Public Schools

Transformed Public Spaces, Moved Trash into Bins, Drove Down Rat Sightings

NEW YORK-New York City Mayor Eric Adams and leaders across city government today celebrated four years of historic accomplishments under the Adams administration. After taking office in the middle of a once-in-a-generation pandemic, a global recession, and rising crime, Mayor Adams moved quickly to keep New Yorkers safe, reopen the city, and rebuild the economy. But Mayor Adams did more than just bring New York City back; the Adams administration launched landmark initiatives to create a safer, more affordable city in its place - passing historic housing legislation, overhauling the city's approach to homelessness and mental health, making landmark strides against the cost-of-living crisis, transforming public schools, expanding public spaces, and much more - all helping to make New York the best place to live and raise a family. Thanks to four years of responsible, common-sense leadership, the Adams administration leaves behind a city where working-class New Yorkers can still get ahead.

Read the full Mayoral Press Release.