Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of seven new members to the City’s Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) Advisory Board, a board of business owners and community advocates who have a long history advancing opportunities for minority and women entrepreneurs.
The City has identified locations to implement its Bus Action Plan to increase bus speeds 25% by 2020, help more businesses receive off-hour deliveries, and explore new pedestrian zones in Lower Manhattan.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the City has made significant strides in making New York City a better place for small businesses. The City has successfully implemented Small Business First, a set of interagency policy and procedural changes that are expected to save businesses $50 million
For the first time since 2007, Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City of New York’s General Obligation Bond credit rating. The rating was upgraded from Aa2 to Aa1, their second highest rating and equivalent to New York State’s Aa1 rating.
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR DE BLASIO ON AMAZON HQ2, "We gave Amazon the opportunity to be a good neighbor and do business in the greatest city in the world. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity."
The de Blasio administration and City Council approved a comprehensive plan to support fashion production and commercial office expansion in the Garment Center.