The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Columbus Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, October 8, 2018.
Mayor de Blasio announced that his administration would be pursuing an alternative design for part of their East Side Coastal Resiliency project in Lower Manhattan.
Mayor de Blasio delivered a speech at the African Heritage celebration at Gracie Mansion, highlighting the different groups within the African diaspora.
Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza gave their remarks at P.S 204 to congratulate NYC students on outperforming the rest of the state in their scores on the state exams.