Includes a summary of the number and locations of fires caused by powered mobility devices, a review of existing provisions in the New York City Fire Code and the Administrative Code, and a summary of the actions taken by the FDNY to decrease the occurrence of fires caused by these devices.
Report includes the number of employees assigned to each fire company and special operations unit, by gender and race or ethnicity, and the number of employees who reside within the immediate service area of each fire company, by gender and race or ethnicity.
Report on the department's efforts to recruit and retain candidates for the firefighter civil service examination and promotion to firefighter civil service examination, such as through training and mentorship programs, recruitment events, and preparatory materials.
Annual FDNY Admissions Demographics Report includes the demographics of applicants at every step of the application process: recruitment, admission to take the written exam, admission to take the physical exam, admission to the FDNY academy training and graduation from the academy.
The city is in the process of spending $8.7b to close Rikers Island & replace it and other jails with new borough-based facilities. But the new jails are not expected be ready until 2026. In the interim, the city needs to spend millions of dollars on major repairs of the jails destined for closure.
ACS's contracts with nonprofit agencies to provide foster care services to children who cannot remain safely in their homes. The city is in the process of rebidding those contracts, with new ones set to begin next fiscal year. In this brief, IBO explores the changes expected under the new contracts.