Adrienne Adams
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social
Speaker of the @council.nyc.gov, proudly representing #TheGreat28 #SoutheastQueens
In the face of a federal administration taking unlawful action to sow fear and chaos, it’s essential that city agencies follow local laws to protect New Yorkers and maintain public trust.
@nycdoinews.bsky.social’s investigation revealed gaps in @nypd.bsky.social's compliance that must be addressed.
@nycdoinews.bsky.social’s investigation revealed gaps in @nypd.bsky.social's compliance that must be addressed.
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In the face of a federal administration taking unlawful action to sow fear and chaos, it’s essential that city agencies follow local laws to protect New Yorkers and maintain public trust.
@nycdoinews.bsky.social’s investigation revealed gaps in @nypd.bsky.social's compliance that must be addressed.
@nycdoinews.bsky.social’s investigation revealed gaps in @nypd.bsky.social's compliance that must be addressed.
Trump’s federal shutdown caused chaos and harm for New Yorkers. Now, @hudgov.bsky.social’s delays of Section 8 payments put families at risk and threaten housing stability for our communities.
New Yorkers deserve better from their federal government.
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New Yorkers deserve better from their federal government.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Trump’s federal shutdown caused chaos and harm for New Yorkers. Now, @hudgov.bsky.social’s delays of Section 8 payments put families at risk and threaten housing stability for our communities.
New Yorkers deserve better from their federal government.
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New Yorkers deserve better from their federal government.
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On #WorldAIDSDay, we reaffirm our commitment to combatting the prejudice and stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and ensuring access for all who need treatment.
Together, we can and must eradicate HIV/AIDS. Thank you to all the organizations at the frontlines of this fight.
Together, we can and must eradicate HIV/AIDS. Thank you to all the organizations at the frontlines of this fight.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
On #WorldAIDSDay, we reaffirm our commitment to combatting the prejudice and stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS and ensuring access for all who need treatment.
Together, we can and must eradicate HIV/AIDS. Thank you to all the organizations at the frontlines of this fight.
Together, we can and must eradicate HIV/AIDS. Thank you to all the organizations at the frontlines of this fight.
Thank you to Cheryl Wills of @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social for highlighting @council.nyc.gov's resolution designating January 15th annually as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in NYC!
As a Life Member of AKA, I’m reminded every day of our enduring, collective commitment to service, scholarship, and sisterhood.
As a Life Member of AKA, I’m reminded every day of our enduring, collective commitment to service, scholarship, and sisterhood.
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thank you to Cheryl Wills of @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social for highlighting @council.nyc.gov's resolution designating January 15th annually as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day in NYC!
As a Life Member of AKA, I’m reminded every day of our enduring, collective commitment to service, scholarship, and sisterhood.
As a Life Member of AKA, I’m reminded every day of our enduring, collective commitment to service, scholarship, and sisterhood.
Yesterday, we honored Detective First Grade Faisal Khan on his well-earned retirement.
For 28 years, he has served with integrity and played a vital role in establishing the NYPD Muslim Officers Society. Grateful for his leadership, dedication, and service to our city.
Enjoy this next chapter!
For 28 years, he has served with integrity and played a vital role in establishing the NYPD Muslim Officers Society. Grateful for his leadership, dedication, and service to our city.
Enjoy this next chapter!
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yesterday, we honored Detective First Grade Faisal Khan on his well-earned retirement.
For 28 years, he has served with integrity and played a vital role in establishing the NYPD Muslim Officers Society. Grateful for his leadership, dedication, and service to our city.
Enjoy this next chapter!
For 28 years, he has served with integrity and played a vital role in establishing the NYPD Muslim Officers Society. Grateful for his leadership, dedication, and service to our city.
Enjoy this next chapter!
This year, and every year, I’m grateful for the hard work of our New York City Council and staff who serve New Yorkers every day. I hope everyone enjoys a safe, restful holiday with their loved ones!
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This year, and every year, I’m grateful for the hard work of our New York City Council and staff who serve New Yorkers every day. I hope everyone enjoys a safe, restful holiday with their loved ones!
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
Today, New York City Council voted to:
⚖️ Create a legal framework for survivors of gender-motivated violence to seek accountability
🤖 Create a new municipal framework to oversee the City’s use of AI
📚 Boost STEM and voter education for students
🔍 Improve promotion of civil service exams
And more!
⚖️ Create a legal framework for survivors of gender-motivated violence to seek accountability
🤖 Create a new municipal framework to oversee the City’s use of AI
📚 Boost STEM and voter education for students
🔍 Improve promotion of civil service exams
And more!
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Today, New York City Council voted to:
⚖️ Create a legal framework for survivors of gender-motivated violence to seek accountability
🤖 Create a new municipal framework to oversee the City’s use of AI
📚 Boost STEM and voter education for students
🔍 Improve promotion of civil service exams
And more!
⚖️ Create a legal framework for survivors of gender-motivated violence to seek accountability
🤖 Create a new municipal framework to oversee the City’s use of AI
📚 Boost STEM and voter education for students
🔍 Improve promotion of civil service exams
And more!
Saddened to learn of the passing of Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last remaining survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre and a fierce keeper of our history. We must continue to carry forward her legacy, grounding our fight in history and truth. May her memory be a blessing to us all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Saddened to learn of the passing of Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last remaining survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre and a fierce keeper of our history. We must continue to carry forward her legacy, grounding our fight in history and truth. May her memory be a blessing to us all.
Access to doula care can be the difference between life and death, especially for Black and brown mothers. That’s why New York City Council fought to provide free doula services in underserved neighborhoods across NYC.
Now, Trump’s Medicaid cuts threaten to strip mothers of this essential care.
Now, Trump’s Medicaid cuts threaten to strip mothers of this essential care.
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Access to doula care can be the difference between life and death, especially for Black and brown mothers. That’s why New York City Council fought to provide free doula services in underserved neighborhoods across NYC.
Now, Trump’s Medicaid cuts threaten to strip mothers of this essential care.
Now, Trump’s Medicaid cuts threaten to strip mothers of this essential care.
For years, the Showing Hearts Foundation has been critical in maximizing the potential of our youth through programs like the YouthPreneur Summit.
It was an honor to attend their inaugural gala and receive the Founders’ Guardian Award.
Looking forward to our continued partnership together!
It was an honor to attend their inaugural gala and receive the Founders’ Guardian Award.
Looking forward to our continued partnership together!
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For years, the Showing Hearts Foundation has been critical in maximizing the potential of our youth through programs like the YouthPreneur Summit.
It was an honor to attend their inaugural gala and receive the Founders’ Guardian Award.
Looking forward to our continued partnership together!
It was an honor to attend their inaugural gala and receive the Founders’ Guardian Award.
Looking forward to our continued partnership together!
Tierra Walker should be alive today.
Her death illuminates the public health emergency that is maternal mortality, which disproportionately harms Black, low-income, and other women of color due to the intersecting injustices of racism, lack of access to health care, and structural disinvestment.
Her death illuminates the public health emergency that is maternal mortality, which disproportionately harms Black, low-income, and other women of color due to the intersecting injustices of racism, lack of access to health care, and structural disinvestment.
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Tierra Walker should be alive today.
Her death illuminates the public health emergency that is maternal mortality, which disproportionately harms Black, low-income, and other women of color due to the intersecting injustices of racism, lack of access to health care, and structural disinvestment.
Her death illuminates the public health emergency that is maternal mortality, which disproportionately harms Black, low-income, and other women of color due to the intersecting injustices of racism, lack of access to health care, and structural disinvestment.
At PS 48Q’s annual Feast of Love, we celebrated the community champions who play an important role in supporting our scholars!
I’m proud to have secured $350K in the city budget for bathroom and technology upgrades—an investment that will have a lasting impact for generations.
I’m proud to have secured $350K in the city budget for bathroom and technology upgrades—an investment that will have a lasting impact for generations.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
At PS 48Q’s annual Feast of Love, we celebrated the community champions who play an important role in supporting our scholars!
I’m proud to have secured $350K in the city budget for bathroom and technology upgrades—an investment that will have a lasting impact for generations.
I’m proud to have secured $350K in the city budget for bathroom and technology upgrades—an investment that will have a lasting impact for generations.
But our efforts cannot end here.
The next NYC Mayor, @council.nyc.gov, and State must continue working together to improve maternal health outcomes.
Holistic solutions must be paired with targeted investments to confront these persistent racial and systemic inequities.
The next NYC Mayor, @council.nyc.gov, and State must continue working together to improve maternal health outcomes.
Holistic solutions must be paired with targeted investments to confront these persistent racial and systemic inequities.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
But our efforts cannot end here.
The next NYC Mayor, @council.nyc.gov, and State must continue working together to improve maternal health outcomes.
Holistic solutions must be paired with targeted investments to confront these persistent racial and systemic inequities.
The next NYC Mayor, @council.nyc.gov, and State must continue working together to improve maternal health outcomes.
Holistic solutions must be paired with targeted investments to confront these persistent racial and systemic inequities.
Every preventable pregnancy-related death is a tragic failure.
In response to this public health emergency, we established a Maternal Health Steering Committee to advance policies and action steps to confront this crisis with urgency.
I spoke with @nyamnews.bsky.social about their work.
In response to this public health emergency, we established a Maternal Health Steering Committee to advance policies and action steps to confront this crisis with urgency.
I spoke with @nyamnews.bsky.social about their work.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Every preventable pregnancy-related death is a tragic failure.
In response to this public health emergency, we established a Maternal Health Steering Committee to advance policies and action steps to confront this crisis with urgency.
I spoke with @nyamnews.bsky.social about their work.
In response to this public health emergency, we established a Maternal Health Steering Committee to advance policies and action steps to confront this crisis with urgency.
I spoke with @nyamnews.bsky.social about their work.
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor and remember the lives taken by transphobic violence.
Every trans person deserves safety, dignity, and the freedom to live authentically. We remain committed to advancing that reality every day.
Every trans person deserves safety, dignity, and the freedom to live authentically. We remain committed to advancing that reality every day.
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor and remember the lives taken by transphobic violence.
Every trans person deserves safety, dignity, and the freedom to live authentically. We remain committed to advancing that reality every day.
Every trans person deserves safety, dignity, and the freedom to live authentically. We remain committed to advancing that reality every day.
Tonight, I was honored to receive the Geraldine Ferraro Award at Eleanor's Legacy reception to celebrate women’s leadership.
Women are the backbone of our communities, and our women-majority New York City Council is proud to advance policies and investments that uplift working people.
Women are the backbone of our communities, and our women-majority New York City Council is proud to advance policies and investments that uplift working people.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Tonight, I was honored to receive the Geraldine Ferraro Award at Eleanor's Legacy reception to celebrate women’s leadership.
Women are the backbone of our communities, and our women-majority New York City Council is proud to advance policies and investments that uplift working people.
Women are the backbone of our communities, and our women-majority New York City Council is proud to advance policies and investments that uplift working people.
It’s that time of the year again, District 28!
New York City Council's Participatory Budgeting Idea Map is now live. Pitch your best idea for how to spend $1M in our community by November 28th!
https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/ideamap/map/
New York City Council's Participatory Budgeting Idea Map is now live. Pitch your best idea for how to spend $1M in our community by November 28th!
https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/ideamap/map/
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It’s that time of the year again, District 28!
New York City Council's Participatory Budgeting Idea Map is now live. Pitch your best idea for how to spend $1M in our community by November 28th!
https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/ideamap/map/
New York City Council's Participatory Budgeting Idea Map is now live. Pitch your best idea for how to spend $1M in our community by November 28th!
https://rnd.council.nyc.gov/ideamap/map/
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid. He was a pillar of the African American Muslim community in NYC and a steadfast advocate for justice and dignity for all. My prayers are with his loved ones and all who are mourning this loss today.
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid. He was a pillar of the African American Muslim community in NYC and a steadfast advocate for justice and dignity for all. My prayers are with his loved ones and all who are mourning this loss today.
Thank you to founder Dorita Clarke for your decades of leadership and service, and congratulations to all of our honorees.
I'm proud to always support the important work of the You Can Go To College Committee!
I'm proud to always support the important work of the You Can Go To College Committee!
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Thank you to founder Dorita Clarke for your decades of leadership and service, and congratulations to all of our honorees.
I'm proud to always support the important work of the You Can Go To College Committee!
I'm proud to always support the important work of the You Can Go To College Committee!
Honored to attend the annual You Can Go to College Committee Awards and Scholarship Luncheon, in support of scholars who are continuing their educational journey!
Preparing for college is a community effort, and our students thrive when we collectively invest in their success.
Preparing for college is a community effort, and our students thrive when we collectively invest in their success.
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to attend the annual You Can Go to College Committee Awards and Scholarship Luncheon, in support of scholars who are continuing their educational journey!
Preparing for college is a community effort, and our students thrive when we collectively invest in their success.
Preparing for college is a community effort, and our students thrive when we collectively invest in their success.
I was proud to present a @council.nyc.gov citation to Beckett Zahedi and Derrick Webster for creating their “Realer Estate” website, which helps New Yorkers navigate the housing landscape.
We need more tools like this to support residents searching for stable, affordable, and accessible homes.
We need more tools like this to support residents searching for stable, affordable, and accessible homes.
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I was proud to present a @council.nyc.gov citation to Beckett Zahedi and Derrick Webster for creating their “Realer Estate” website, which helps New Yorkers navigate the housing landscape.
We need more tools like this to support residents searching for stable, affordable, and accessible homes.
We need more tools like this to support residents searching for stable, affordable, and accessible homes.
Proud to join CM Sandra Ung, Asian Americans for Equality, & Asian American Arts Centre to celebrate $1.3M secured by the Council for the construction of Union Street Cultural Hub in Downtown Flushing! This space will uplift Asian American artists and community events for New Yorkers of all ages.
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Proud to join CM Sandra Ung, Asian Americans for Equality, & Asian American Arts Centre to celebrate $1.3M secured by the Council for the construction of Union Street Cultural Hub in Downtown Flushing! This space will uplift Asian American artists and community events for New Yorkers of all ages.