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Mayor's Management Report Highlights Mixed Performance of New York City

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The Mayor's Management Report, released on Wednesday, paints a mixed picture of New York City's performance under Mayor Eric Adams's administration. With less than seven weeks to go until the election, the report provides a comprehensive overview of city agencies' performance, highlighting areas where the city has made progress and where it has fallen short. The report's 544 pages of charts, tables, and critical indicators cover a wide range of areas, including public safety, transportation, housing, and health.

Key Takeaways:

  • Public safety crime rates decreased in six out of seven major felony crime categories, with robberies falling 17 percent, but crime is up across the board compared to 2019.
  • City jails have become much more violent, with a 440 percent increase in serious injuries sustained by inmates in violent incidents involving other inmates since 2019.
  • Complaints substantiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board topped 1,000, up from 768 the year before and 295 in 2019.
  • Mayor Adams's promise to create 150 miles of bus lanes in four years remains unfulfilled, with only 5.5 miles of bus lanes installed this year, down from 15.7 last year.
  • Traffic deaths fell 24 percent compared to last year, to 211, from 276.
  • Affordable housing construction started on 11 percent more new units compared to last year, and 10 percent more than in 2019.
  • Nearly 10,000 single adults moved from homeless shelters to permanent housing, up 6 percent from last year and up 11 percent from 2019.
  • English scores in third through eighth grades rose to 57 percent, a four-percentage-point increase from last year, and a 11 percentage points improvement from 2019.
  • Math scores also rose to 56 percent from 53 percent last year, an increase of 10 percentage points compared to 2019.
  • The number of children under 18 with elevated lead levels in their blood fell to about 3,300, a 5 percent decline compared to last year, and is down 30 percent compared to 2019.
  • Infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and infectious syphilis, showed mixed trends, with TB cases rising 24 percent and infectious syphilis cases falling 17 percent and 28 percent compared to 2019.
  • Poverty rates show cash assistance rising 8 percent compared to last year and 81 percent compared to 2019, while food stamps remained similar to last year but up 18 percent compared to 2019.
  • Sanitation efforts saw an increase in discarded needles, hypodermic needles removed from public spaces soared to more than 126,000 this year, up from 32,000 in 2021.

Statistics:

  • 180,000 potholes repaired, up 17 percent from the previous year but down more than 20 percent compared to 2019.
  • 1,000 complaints substantiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board, up from 768 the year before and 295 in 2019.
  • 5.5 miles of bus lanes installed this year, down from 15.7 last year.
  • 211 traffic deaths, down 24 percent compared to last year.
  • 3,300 children under 18 with elevated lead levels in their blood, a 5 percent decline compared to last year and down 30 percent compared to 2019.
  • 839 new tuberculosis cases, up 24 percent from last year and 52 percent compared to 2019.
  • 126,000 hypodermic needles removed from public spaces, up from 32,000 in 2021.
  • 166,000 tons of compost diverted from landfills this year, up from 130,000 tons last year.

Sources:

  • "Mayor's Management Report" by New York City
  • "Mayor Adams Re-election Campaign" by New York Times
  • "City Jails Become Much More Violent Under Mayor Adams's Administration" by Gothamist
  • "Housing and Homelessness Stats" by NYC Department of Homeless Services
  • "Education Scores" by New York City Department of Education
  • "Health Statistics" by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • "Sanitation Statistics" by NYC Department of Sanitation

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