DSNY announced the release of its 2017 NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA Waste Characterization Study, the latest look at what New Yorkers put in their trash, recycling, and organics bins.
Mayor de Blasio along with other admin strongly denounced the inclusion of a question regarding immigration status on the 2020 census, stating that the question would decrease response rates amongst immigrant families, leading to an inaccurate census.
NYC Service engaged 50 music professionals to mentor 50 New York City high school students as part of the national MLK Day of Service spearheaded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).
Mayor de Blasio announced actions he would take in relation to the state of controversial monuments put up in the city, saying that as opposed to fully removing the monuments his administration would focus on adding education and nuance to the monuments.
Mayor de Blasio appeared on CNN to discuss a deadly fire that occurred, answering questions regarding faulty fire detection equipment, and then moving on to discuss security at New Years Eve at Times Square, and later shifting into discussing the crime rates of NYC (which reached record low numbers)
Mayor de Blasio appeared on the Brian Lehrer show to discuss the recent violent and deadly fire that had occurred in the Bronx, killing multiple people along with other questions from call-in listeners.
Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill discussed safety measures the city would be taking to ensure secure celebrations of New Years Eve in Times Square.
Mayor de Blasio announced that NYC received a 10-year waiver to continue delivering unfiltered tapwater from the Catskills and Deleware, cementing the belief that NYC has extremely clean tap water.