Mayor de Blasio appointed Amy Peterson as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. The office is responsible for equipping New Yorkers with skills and connecting them to quality jobs across the city.
Mayor de Blasio and Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Phil Thompson announced the City would be connecting minority and women owned businesses to City agencies to aid in their growth.
Mayor de Blasio spoke live at City Hall to discuss events in NY State Politics, such as the NY State Primaries and contracts the City has with school bus companies.
Mayor de Blasio's administration released the Mayor's Management Report of the Fiscal Year 2018, which is an analysis of City agencies’ performance from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.
The de Blasio administration announced they approved $4.1 million to provide legal assistance for migrant children, both unaccompanied minors and separated children in New York City.
Mayor de Blasio along with other admin announced they would a new goal to double the investments of the NYC Funds in climate change solutions to $4 billion or 2% of the City’s $195 billion pension portfolio.
Mayor de Blasio addressed the public discussing the City's new plan to invest $4 billion into climate change solutions, stating the importance of working towards goals to limit the harm of climate change.