Mayor Adams to Deliver State of the City Address

January 13, 2023

Speech to Be Held at Queens Theatre

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that on January 26th he will deliver his second mayoral State of the City address at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where he will discuss the past year’s accomplishments, the current state of the city, and share new plans to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.

“In 2022, our first year in office, we committed to ‘Get Stuff Done’ for New Yorkers — and we delivered,” said Mayor Adams. “But we know that our city, and especially working-class New Yorkers, continue to face significant challenges. I look forward to outlining our vision for keeping New Yorkers safe, strengthening our economy, tackling the housing affordability crisis, and providing care to all those in need. We are going to make 2023 our Aaron Judge year.”

WHEN: Thursday, January 26th
TIME: 12:00 PM
WHERE: Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Avenue S, Queens, NY 11368

Due to extremely limited capacity, this event is by invitation only. Members of the media interested in attending must RSVP to pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov by Friday, January 20th. RSVP through any other method will not be accepted.

RSVP does not guarantee entry, and seating in the theater will be limited to one representative of any media outlet. All those approved for entry will be informed by Wednesday, January 25th. The State of the City address will also be streamed online for all reporters who cannot attend in person.

Given the limited space in the theater, there will be a pooled broadcast feed, in addition to a live feed from City Hall. A limited number of video cameras will be allowed into the lobby to film before and after the speech.

Additional details will be provided ahead of the event.