The de Blasio Administration joined Citi Community Development and the National Disability Institute to announce the launch of Empowered Cities, a national initiative that encourages municipalities to expand financial empowerment and economic inclusion to people living with disabilities.
Mayor de Blasio joined in an interview at City Hall to discuss the coming deadline to sign up for healthcare (and the increased accessibility of it) along with the approaching State of the Union with President Trump.
Mayor de Blasio spoke at the winter national conference for Mayors where he highlighted the important role education plays in his administration and how important teachers are.
To celebrate national mentoring month, Chief Service Officer Paula Gavin and Schools Chancellor Carmen Faria announced that 25,000 high school students and 10,000 mentors participated in programs associated with the NYC Youth Mentoring Initiative.
Mayor de Blasio announced the City’s text-reminder program for people who receive summonses – launched by the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the Office of Court Administration and NYPD.
Mayor de Blasio gave a speech describing a threat the Trump Administration made against major cities, threatening to withhold their funding when they were meant to have a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure.