Get Stuff Done-Cast

As we mark the 56th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, we do so while also recognizing the ongoing battle fighting different forms of hate these days in our city. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done Cast, Mayor Adams sits down with Dr. Clarence B. Jones — not only an attorney and speechwriter for Dr. King, but also one of his closest friends who was there with him during the March on Washington. Dr. Jones looks back at his time making history with Dr. King, fighting for civil and economic rights. The two also talk about how lessons from the past can help renew our commitment to ending discrimination and bigotry in our city today.

Most people may never witness or experience it, but the crisis of human trafficking and sexual exploitation is happening right in our backyards. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-Cast, Mayor Adams holds a candid conversation with three leaders in our city's 24/7 fight to stamp out human trafficking and how we're helping victims through various efforts. You'll hear from Kathleen Collins Baer of the NYPD's Special Victims Division, Sonia Ossorio from the NYC chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Taina Bien-Aimé with the Coalition Against Trafficking Women. They'll speak about efforts to deter sex buyers, fighting the spread of human trafficking through social media, and ways New Yorkers can look out for warning signs and more.

Did you know the City of New York has a Food Policy team? The city's food policy agency does more than talk about food, it is carrying out new initiatives in our public schools, public hospitals and our older adult centers. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-cast, Mayor Adams sits down with Kate MacKenzie, executive director of the Mayor's Office of Food Policy, to talk about how our goals for this agency tie into our Working People's Agenda, and building a stronger, healthier and greener New York City. MacKenzie and her team work with other city agencies to ensure we're following through on our initiatives while looking at ways to encourage even more New Yorkers at every age to eat healthier and help them do so by addressing decades-long disparities and inequity.

The creative force behind the ubiquitous OBEY stickers and the iconic Obama HOPE campaign poster brings his vision to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, with an eight-story mural that pays homage to the Beastie Boys for the 50th anniversary of hip hop.Fairey’s vision, informed by skater culture, punk rock and hip hop has captivated art-lovers worldwide, from Johannesburg to Singapore. NYC Mayor Eric Adams joins Fairey to discuss the transformative power of art, and why Fairey says he’ll never be seen as “cool” in his daughters’ eyes.

One year after officially lighting up our city's legal cannabis market, the seeds of growth and equity are sprouting across NYC. Together with our state partners, we made a promise to become the first place in the country to right the wrongs of the War on Drugs, giving those who have been justice-involved or faced previous cannabis convictions a chance to succeed through this new opportunity. The goal was to create good jobs, successful small businesses and build the nation's most equitable cannabis industry. Cannabis NYC Founding Director Dasheeda Dawson and Mayor Adams meet up for a joint discussion about where we stand now with the rollout of our cannabis industry, the city's enforcement efforts, and what's next for this budding business sector.

Open Restaurants, an innovative idea that blossomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped keep a critical component of New York City’s economic engine in place. Now, with a new bill that was signed into law by Mayor Eric Adams, NYC will reinvent outdoor dining citywide. In the latest installment of the Get Stuff Done Cast, Mayor Adams speaks with three New Yorkers with a vested interest in the creation of a vibrant new open restaurant infrastructure. City Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez (D-13, the Bronx) championed the new bill and is determined to bring a new and more uniform version of the outdoor dining program to all five boroughs. Omar Canales, Operations Manager of Seis Vecinos Restaurant in the Bronx, is looking forward to streamlined regulations that will make it easier to open the doors for small restaurants to participate in this successful program. NYC’s Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu is excited by the prospect building out what will be America’s largest outdoor dining program, one that she hopes rivals that of the storied al fresco café culture that is synonymous with Paris, France.

Denial of reproductive rights, voter suppression, book bans — everything old is new again and not in a good way. But it doesn’t need to be that way. NYC Mayor Eric Adams talks with U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Enfield, North Carolina Mayor Mondale Robinson about on-the-ground efforts they’re leading to re-imagine civic engagement for their constituents, particularly young people and those who've largely been left out of the broader political conversation in America. Rep. Horsford is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the son of Trinidadian immigrants, who led Nevada’s largest job training program (the Culinary Training Academy), before getting into politics. Mayor Robinson is a former Marine who is reaching out to rural communities in the South, meeting with disaffected voters and focusing on issues that are of importance to them.

Darryl McDaniels, aka DMC of the legendary Run-DMC, is a pillar of the hip hop movement that was born right here in NYC. The game changing rap trio rocked the music industry, becoming the first hip hop act to achieve a Gold record, a Platinum record, a Grammy nomination, and appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, among other unheard of feats. And while DMC embraces the group’s icon status, he’s not shying away from the struggles he experienced as hip hop grew into a global phenomenon. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-Cast, Mayor Eric Adams sits down with the Queens-born artist to talk about the 50th anniversary or hip hop, the struggles and heartbreak he experienced, and how therapy saved his life.

From bio-engineering to life sciences, to next generation wearables and beyond, the Brooklyn Navy Yard is at the leading edge of innovation in our city, with more than 500 businesses calling this 300-acre urban manufacturing center home. NYC Mayor Eric Adams talks with Lindsay Greene, President & CEO of this historic site and now one-of-a-kind ecosystem, about how this former critical component of the U.S. Navy is now a critical component of New York City’s economic recovery and also bringing new technology to the global stage.

In New York City, Pride is more than just a month. Here we celebrate and stand up for LGBTQ+ rights year-round, becoming a sanctuary for Americans across the country. Here we proudly call ourselves the City of Stonewall. In his latest Get Stuff Done-Cast episode, Mayor Eric Adams sits down with Kellie Parkin, executive director of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce New York, for a special Pride Month discussion on how our LGBTQ+ business community is making our economic comeback even stronger, and what steps we need to take to make sure LGBTQ+ business owners and allies have the resources they need to thrive. From a blue pendant that Kellie found while representing our local chamber on the national level to how we need to stand united against anti-LGBTQ+ voices in our country, this discussion showcases why there is no better place to do business and live your true self than NYC.

You might not see them every day, but our street outreach teams are some of this city’s unsung heroes who are making a difference 24/7/365. These outreach teams are doing the hard work of engaging with unhoused New Yorkers and getting them into more permanent, safe housing. In this episode of the Get Stuff Done-Cast, NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaks with outreach worker Xaveir Shakesphere and Dept. of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park about how there is no one-size-fits-all approach to the intersecting crises of homelessness and serious mental illness, and how outreach work can change someone's life forever.

What started out as a unique taqueria on the beaches of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, has blossomed into a NYC-based business, which is expanding to other states, and promoting love and respect for Mexican culture. With a new factory in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, his company is a key component of our city’s economic recovery. Mayor Adams talks with Wolos about how the values of fellowship, resourcefulness and a sense of adventure are foundational to Tacombi’s success story.