Striving for steady progress is key to lasting change in fight for mental health equity is an Op Ed written by Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy in The Hill.
ThriveNYC Reimagining a Mental Health Care System for Everyone is an Op Ed written by By Susan Herman, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Office of ThriveNYC in the Medium
Thrive’s Commitment to the NYPD is Unbreakable is an Op Ed written by Susan Herman, Director, Mayor’s Office of Thrive NYC, Former Deputy Commissioner, Collaborative Policing, NYPD.
Where we work, ThriveNYC is helping families and getting homeless children to school is an Op Ed written by Ted Houghton & Brendan Cheney in the Gotham Gazette
On mental illness, we’re up to the challenge: ThriveNYC is responding properly and adapting, argues its director is an Op Ed written by Herman is a senior adviser to the mayor and director of the Mayor’s Office of ThriveNYC.
Soon after the ball dropped - as throngs of celebrants were heading home - our army of Sanitation colleagues swooped in, restoring Times Square for the New Year.
Department of Sanitation newsletter for the month of June 2016, featuring a letter from the commissioner and other news from around the agency, including Sanitation's first-ever strategic plan.
Sanitation News is a publication of the Bureau of Public Information and Community Affairs. It keeps citizens updated on the workings of the Department of Sanitation. This report is for April 2016 and highlights a Mets DSNY Day and Women in Sanitation.
Department of Sanitation newsletter for the months of March & April 2017, featuring a letter from the commissioner and other news from around the agency. This installment features expansion of organics collection and the United Women of Sanitation.
They came to climb in our vehicles and talk to our Sanitation Workers at our “Back to School” Touch-a-Truck event. Families donated lightly-used clothing to our refashionNYC program and got entrance to learn more about our programs and meet our binnies.
Monthly newsletter put out by the Municipal Library detailing current happenings and events within the Library and other units in the Department of Records and Information Services.
The bimonthly newsletter featuring articles on our library and archives collections. Also includes an update on our Archives news, a report on conservation efforts and an article on electronic government document portal developments.
This Issue of MLN spotlights LGBT Pride and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riot. Also included are other happenings in the NYC Department of Records and Information Services.
This is the Department of Records and Information Newsletter, Municipal Library Notes, for November of 2019. This issue focuses on various election documents that can be found in the Municipal Library.
This is the Department of Records and Information Service's Municipal Library Notes for February 2020 with the Spotlight on Black History Month, and pioneering African-American city workers James R. Dumpson (Commissioner, Department of Welfare) and Captain Lloyd Sealey (NYPD).
This is the Department of Records and Information Service's Municipal Library Notes for February 2020 with the Spotlight on Black History Month, and pioneering African-American city workers James R. Dumpson (Commissioner, Department of Welfare) and Captain Lloyd Sealey (NYPD).
Spotlight on: Municipal Library Notes - November Archives Transcription Project. The first type of transcription project involves legacy collection inventories originally written by hand or typed, that had never made it off the paper and into an electronic, searchable format.
Spotlight on: Census Resources. Although the Municipal Archives and Library Reading and Reference Rooms are currently closed to in-person researchers, we can still provide you with a quick overview of some historic demographic and census materials and online research assistance.
This is the September 2021 issue of Municipal Library Notes with the Spotlight on the Sleuthability Virtual Genealogy Conference plus articles on NYC volunteer programs and the new DORIS facility at Industry City, Brooklyn.
Vaccines are being developed and distributed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and immunize the population. Historically, many vaccines have been developed to offer immunity and have been successful in almost eliminating potentially deadly diseases such as smallpox, typhoid, and polio.
Spotlight on: Historic Census Resources. This week we offer a blog post from Commissioner Pauline Toole and Library/Archive Research Associate Marcia Kirk, originally published on March 15, 2020 at:
https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2020/3/13/the-city-and-the-census
Spotlight on: The 1890 New York City “Police” Census. The original 1890 “Police” census books were transferred to the Municipal Archives where they have served generations of genealogists with unique information for their family histories.
Spotlight on: Teleworking Projects Update December 2020. Throughout the pandemic, Library staff have been busy working remotely. This issues focuses on the projects they are currently working on.
Newsletter describing the activities and collections of the Municipal Archives and Library. This months spotlight is on History of Summer Youth Employment. SYEP provides opportunities for young people to obtain work experience and plot their career paths. Urban Corps began in 1965.
Newsletter describing the activities and collections of the Municipal Archives and Library. This month spotlight is teaching reading in schools. The report, "Teaching 600,000 "Johnnys" to Read" was published in 1962 by the Division of Elementary Schools at the New York City Board of Education.
DORIS Public Programs circulates a newsletter highlighting collections from the Archives as well informing upcoming events. This edition highlights celebration of Asian Pacific American heritage Month, photos show Friends of China Parade 1937.
DORIS Public Programs circulates a newsletter highlighting collections from the Archives as well informing upcoming events. This edition highlights the Queens Borough President photo collections.
DORIS Public Programs circulates a newsletter highlighting collections from the Archives as well informing upcoming events. This edition highlights the Queens Borough President photo collections.
DORIS Public Programs circulates a newsletter highlighting collections from the Archives as well informing upcoming events. This edition highlights the Salute To Spring Festival of 1963.
DORIS Public Programs circulates a newsletter highlighting collections from the Archives as well informing upcoming events. This edition highlights celebrating Olmstead Bicentennial.
The Municipal Library contains some resources on health education going back to the 1920's and 1930's such as curriculum bulletins and guides. Basic concepts may remain the same, but approaches change over the years. Here is an excerpt from the Board of Education's Procedures in Health Education.
SPOTLIGHT ON 2020 CENSUS
New York City will lose billions of dollars in federal funds
every single year for schools, hospitals, health clinics, affordable housing,
transportation, and more, as well as our representation in Congress and in
Albany if we do not achieve a complete count.
Spotlight on: Census Update
The deadline to respond to the 2020 census is September 30. New York City's
response rate as of August 6 is 9.1 points behind the 2010 response. This is
as of August 6 when census began door-knocking. New York State's is 5.7
points behind 2010.
Here is a report from the Municipal Library vertical files dated 1932. It was prepared by the Regional Plan Association (RPA). Utilizing data from the 1930 census, engineers from the RPA determined that the center of population in New York City would be located in Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
During the month of June, we remember and celebrate the lives, sacrifices and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ community. The recently published 2022 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Gender Nonconforming Guide is an important resource for the LGBTQ+community.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. In the August 2022 edition, it spotlights Beaches. During the summer people visit beaches for relief from the heat and for relaxation. The Library contains materials on beaches, parks, and recreational areas.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Municipal Library Notes - January 2022 SPOTLIGHT ON BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF CENTRAL PARK. The Board of Commissioners of Central Park was established in 1857 by New York State law. Its central mission was to oversee the development of Central Park and uptown Manhattan.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Monthly Publication from the Municipal Library highlighting different relevant topics. Published on a monthly basis the newsletter highlights and compares current topics with similar topics in NY City's history, utilizing various Library holdings.
Customer service related articles from various agencies and, where applicable, includes photos, tables and charts as well as agency contact information. The newsletter is distributed primarily to agency Customer Service Liaisons and is also posted online on the Mayor's Office of Operations web site.
Customer service related articles from various agencies and, where applicable, includes photos, tables and charts as well as agency contact information. The newsletter is distributed primarily to agency Customer Service Liaisons and is also posted online on the Mayor's Office of Operations website.
The de Blasio Administration announced the launch of its first large-scale solar program at NYCHA, which will provide low income New Yorkers, including public housing residents, access to clean, low-cost energy throughout the city and jobs in the growing solar industry.
A report which highlights current economic conditions pertinent to New York City. The report focuses on the state of the U.S. Economy, financial markets, inflation, New York City labor markets and commercial and residential real estate. (January 2019)
Summarizes recent arbitration decisions and analyzing city-wide and national trends in labor relations. These bulletins reflect OLR’s continuing commitment to share information and strengthen ties among the labor relations and HR professionals in City government.
Read OLR’s bulletin summarizing recent arbitration decisions and analyzing city-wide and national trends in labor relations. These bulletins reflect OLR’s continuing commitment to share information and strengthen ties among the labor relations and HR professionals in City government.
The use of sick leave by municipal employees varies widely among agencies. Uniformed employees in the fire, correction, and sanitation departments tend to use sick leave at higher rates than other city workers.
The number of students in the city’s public schools who lived for some part of the school year in New York’s homeless shelters during school year 2015-2016 rose by more than 4,000, or 15 percent, over the preceding year to nearly 33,000.
The number of hospitalizations at public and voluntary hospitals in New York City has been declining for some time, falling from 1.3 million hospitalizations in 2009 to 1.1 million in 2014.
Among the many spending reductions included in President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget are cuts to federal aid for lowincome individuals and families, including cash assistance, food stamps, and Supplemental Security Income.
Each school year there is considerable movement of students who transfer from one school to another or out of the city’s public school system altogether.
As of June, the Department of Education had 131,199 full-time employees. More than 119,000 served in jobs under the broad classification of pedagogues, which includes roles such as principals, assistant principals, teachers, and teaching assistants also known as paraprofessionals.
Last year NYC's five pension systems for municipal employees paid $12.9 billion in benefits to more than 332,000 retirees or their beneficiaries. While many retired city workers remain in the five boroughs, many others collect their pension checks in states and counties all around the country.
Last fiscal year, there were more than 58,000 admissions to the city’s jails. Most of these admissions were of inmates who had previously been in city custody.
New York City collects a mix of taxes that looks much more like those of a state than the typical U.S. city. Today the city relies on personal income taxes, business income taxes, taxes related to real estate transactions.
IBO has examined the shares of reports to the hotline over several years that came from mandated reporters versus those that came from the general public, such as relatives, neighbors, or anonymous callers.
In 2017 the Campaign Finance Board provided candidates running for municipal offices ranging from the Mayor to City Council with a combined $17.7 million in public funds to support their campaigns.Candidates who meet the requirements are eligible to receive matching funds.
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One of Mayor de Blasio’s earliest education initiatives sought to establish 100 “community schools” that provide a mix of academic and other supports to students and their families through partnerships with community-based organizations. By August 2018 there were more than 200 community schools.
An early look, examining the last three and a half years of city employee paycheck deductions for union dues, including the six months following the Janus decision.
Over three-quarters of the roughly 8,000 inmates currently held in city jails are categorized as detainees, meaning their cases have not yet been settled.
Although required under a 1991 law, the city does not publish data by precinct that tells New Yorkers how long it takes the police department to respond to a 911 call—from the initial call to the time officers arrive at the scene.
IBO has looked at assessment appeals brought to the Tax Commission over the years 2013-2017 and summarized the results by number of appeals, property tax reductions, property types, and the borough where the properties are located.
Are the city’s more than 70 public hospitals and clinics located in neighborhoods with heavy concentrations of the uninsured? IBO has mapped the location of public hospital facilities and the share of uninsured in the city’s 59 community districts.
With a growing number of English language learners and an expanding set of programs to assist them, IBO looked at shifts in placements at 1,512 traditional public schools over the four years from 2014-2015 through 2017-2018.
On a typical day in fiscal year 2016, there were about 9,700 people in New York City jails: roughly 7,700 pretrial detainees, 1,200 sentenced to serve time in city jails, and 800 sentenced to terms in state prisons but who remained in city custody.
The ways New Yorkers use their local public libraries has changed. Branch libraries in all three systems have become broader community resources rather than repositories of books and information.
Efforts to rezone elementary schools to increase socioeconomic integration and ease overcrowding can spark vigorous debate in the affected communities. But admissions methods vary across the 32 school districts, and even among individual schools within districts.
The number of inmates in New York State prisons reached a peak of over 71,000 as the 1990s turned to the 2000s, and then fell to 51,743 in January 2016.
As part of our recent report on the cost of subway disruptions to riders and the city, which IBO produced at the request of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, we needed to estimate how much time subway commuters lose to delays.
With the rising number of homeless families and individuals in the city’s shelter system there has been a related rise in the costs of running the shelters.
Whether students with disabilities were recommended a paraprofessional differed based on the type of disability classification and the borough where the student attended school.
The New York City Department for the Aging spent about $110 million in fiscal year 2017 to support programs at nearly 250 senior centers throughout the city.
As part of the effort to improve its fiscal health, New York City Health + Hospitals is counting on increased enrollment in its health insurance sudsidiary, MetroPlus.
Following cutbacks in traditional federal aid for repairing or replacing public housing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created new programs that rely on leveraging private dollars to help address the needs of deteriorating housing developments nationwide.
For years, some providers of city-funded social services have questioned disparities in the funding of their programs, with wide differences in how much support some groups receive for each participant despite offering a similar set of services.
The number of students in grades 6 through 12 suspended for breaking school rules has continued to decline in recent years as the City Council and the de Blasio Administration have fostered policies that promote alternatives to keeping students out of the classroom.