During melting snow and ice conditions, the Department reminded all builders, contractors, and property owners to secure their properties from hazardous conditions.
Mayor de Blasio announced a mixed-income development project that will include affordable homes for approximately 100 seniors on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City saw the fewest traffic fatalities on record in 2017, driven by a 32 percent drop in pedestrian fatalities.
The New York City Emergency Management Department issued a travel advisory for Monday evening. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for New York City in effect through 7 p.m. Monday.
New York City marked 3 new benchmarks in relation to crime benchmarks: the first time the total number of index crimes has fallen below 100,000; the first time the number of shooting incidents has fallen below 800; and the first time the total number of murders has fallen below 300.